A World Lit Only by Fire - The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance, Portrait of an Age by William Manchester
From tales of chivalrous knights to the barbarity of trial by ordeal, no era has been a greater source of awe, horror, and wonder than the Middle Ages. In handsomely crafted prose and with the grace and authority of his extraordinary gift for narrative history, William Manchester leads us from a civilization tottering on the brink of collapse to the grandeur of its rebirth, the Renaissance. The latter was a dense explosion of energy that spawned some of history's greatest poets, philosophers, and painters, as well as some of its most spectacular villains.
This paperback book is in very good condition with slight imperfections to the cover and owner’s inscription inside the cover. Pages in very good condition.
ISBN 10: 0316545562 / ISBN 13: 9780316545563
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Publication Date: 1993
