Outer Beauty Inner Joy

Discover a whole new perspective on life and spirituality with this inspiring volume that draws on the wisdom and beauty of the Renaissance. "Outer Beauty Inner Joy" is an inspiring volume in which the author has garnered the wisdom of Renaissance writers and artists into a contemplative modern-day book of hours. Using the visual beauty of Renaissance masterpieces and the wisdom of the poets and artists of the time, it provides readers with a fresh and positive new outlook for their spiritual life. Those quoted include Petrarch, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Lorenzo de Medici, and Moderata Fonte. Their soulful and timeless words are joined with evocative images to create a book that reveals the attitude and quality of mind of a period that remains fundamental to modern spiritual well-being.