renaissance nonfiction you should read!

It's been a while since my last Renaissance Recommendations video so I thought I would make a video all about modern nonfiction on the Italian Renaissance. I hope you enjoy it!

Books I Mentioned:
Renaissance People by Beth Lindsmith and Robert C. Davis
The Ugly Renaissance by Alexander Lee
Painting and Experience in 15th Century Italy
Death in Florence by Paul Strathern
Renaissance Florence by Gene Brucker
April Blood by Lauro Martines
Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson
Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling by Ross King
Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel
The Borgias by G. J. Meyer

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[karenlee]

Jennifer, you will be dearly missed. Your passion for books was truly an inspiration.

[Kevin-Kii]

Aaaah, yes! More Italian renaissance. This is a blessed day!

[jasmin]

I'm trash for Renaissance and squealing with delight right now!
Been searching for a book on early Renaissance Florence for ages! You're a godsend, Jennifer! Thank you!

[clarepotter]

My favourite of the ninja turtle artists 🤣 Great recommendations. I have 'Brunelleschi's Dome' on my TBR pile and was thinking of getting 'Out of Italy' by Fernand Braudel.

[doweevenknoweachother]

Thank you for so many nonfiction recs. Not enough booktubers do them.

[binglamb]

The Walter Isaacson biography of Leonardo da Vinci is superb. I read it last year and can unreservedly second what you said about it.

[Lu.G.]

Yay - I actually have one of these on my shelf. 😂 I purchased Walter Isaacson's Da Vinci a few weeks ago and of course, I haven't read it yet. 😬 April Blood, Galilieo's Daughter and The Borgias all sound really interesting, so I'm gonna add them to my _list._ 🤓 Thanks so much for sharing! 📚

[amyofhearthridge]

This is fascinating! Thanks for sharing. ♥️📚

[MarelisaFabrega]

Loved the video, Jenny. I lived in Italy for a year, and for a few months I was staying in a palazzo on the piazza that surrounds the Basilica di San Lorenzo, which is where the principal members of the Medici family are buried.

Also, there's a TV show called "The Borgias", starring Jeremy Irons as Rodrigo Borgia. If you can find it, you should definitely watch it. It's incredibly entertaining.

[edithcabrera]

This is the TBR list I didn't know I needed, and well Non-fiction november is fast approaching

[dqan]

Helpful list! Fortunately, my library has Renaissance People. I loved the other GJ Meyer book I read (World Undone), so will keep The Borgias in mind. Also the Isaacson book.

[joyceredman]

Thank you for the Renaissance book recommendations.

[jackiesliterarycorner]

I'll have to keep an eye out for some of these books. This is one of the time periods I'm intrigued by. It would be easier if some of these were at the library, but my library is small.

[janebaily]

Thanks so much for these recommendations. Will look for the Borgia book and i remember seeing Galileo book when it first came out. Thanks!!

[unstartedartist]

Very well said about Paul Strathern's Medici book. Such a weird unnecessary tone towards religion/sexuality. I will say that overall I enjoyed it as a introduction/overview of the Medici. Loved the video, great recommendations

[harmonicdistortion]

Always interesting to hear you talk about Italian Renaissance. Thanks for overview. Now I'm craving some Italian food..

[maddys]

Ooooh thank you for the recommendations! The “painting and experience” book sounds right up my alley, ordering it now.😊

[laurenc]

This was such perfect timing, I've been adding to my renaissance wish list so im living for this content 😂

[Lokster]

Ah, brilliant video Jennifer. The Renaissance is one of my (many) gaps. Basically most of my knowledge is based on two Fourth Doctor stories: The Masque of Mandragora and The City of Death. Ha! This is a great list of books to start filling those gaps in. I managed to pick up a 2nd hand copy of Painting and Experience in Renaissance Italy online. So that's great. I've got a copy of Vasari's 'The Lives of Artists' that I've not got around to reading yet.

[adrienne]

I loved, loved, loved this video! I'm interested in learning about everything to do with the Italian Renaissance. Also, I'd like to know your book recommendations of authors, who write fiction that takes place in the renaissance. 😊