Early Renaissance

Early Renaissance (1967) by Michael Levey – Pelican Original
From Crappy Old Books – where the margins are foxed and so are the facts.

Michael Levey’s Early Renaissance is a brisk, brilliant tour through the art, ideas, and innovations of 14th and 15th century Italy—back when Florence was on fire with genius and nobody had yet invented Instagram filters. First published in 1967 as part of the Pelican Originals series, this slim volume brings clarity, charm, and a bit of British understatement to the revolution that gave us Giotto, Masaccio, and the occasional naked cherub.

Our copy? Slightly battered, possibly read in the bath, and proudly bearing the bruises of having lived through the swinging ’60s. A must for armchair art historians and anyone who wants to feel smug at the Uffizi.

Crappy Old Books – Art history never ages well. Luckily, we do.

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