by Pierre Miquel · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782253029120
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«Au temps des grandes découvertes» is a history book by Pierre Miquel, published by Hachette in paperback: 152 pages in French.
It describes daily life during the age of great discoveries and Renaissance conquests: courts, artists, workers, artisans, industry, mining, the alliance between the Church and the monarchy, and the spread of the printing press and humanist ideas. Its pages include the silver mines of Peru, doctors, scholars and charlatans.
Originally published in 1976, it is part of the French collection 'La vie privée des hommes', devoted to the history of everyday life.
Aimed at young readers and history enthusiasts, with an informative and illustrated approach to daily life in the Renaissance.
French screenwriter, historian and writer (1930-2007)
