An authoritative companion to the Renaissance that deals with the period in the widest sense, covering not only Italy but developments in the arts, science, and ideas across Europe. The timescale is similarly broad, ranging from Cimabue to Titian, from Dante to Shakespeare, and including the early 17th century.
Approximately 2,000 entries, providing a broader selection than the major competition
80 in-depth feature articles, developing key topics at greater length covers all of Europe
No other Renaissance encyclopedia currently available has this range full thematic index, accessing specialist areas of interest comprehensively up-to-date bibliographies, offering the best and latest scholarship for further reading maps, genealogies, and lists, enriching the key information in unexpected ways.

In Murder of a Medici Princess, Caroline Murphy illuminates the brilliant life and tragic death of Isabella de Medici, one of the brightest stars in the dazzling world of Renaissance Italy, the daughter of Duke Cosimo I, ruler of Florence and Tuscany.

This fourth edition of Sir John Hale’s classic history of England and the Italian Renaissance includes a detailed introduction by Edward Chaney surveying scholarly developments since the book was first published.

The Renaissance: An Encyclopedia for Students (4-Vol. Set)
Based on the Dartmouth Medal-winning Encyclopedia of the Renaissance (2000), this set has been prepared especially for non-specialists, focusing on the Renaissance-era topics most studied in high school world history, art, literature, economics and science curriculum. Organized alphabetically, this illustrated, full-color set includes entries on a range of topics, including: Florence Galileo Heraldry Humanism Medici family Opera Piracy Rhetoric Shakespeare Spanish Armada Leonardo da Vinci And many others Features include a master chronology with topical timelines; a bibliography with age-appropriate further reading sources and a comprehensive index.

History of English Literature, Vol.2, Part 2
(From The Fourteenth Century To The Death Of Surrey)
by Bernhard Ten Brink
translated from the German by L. Dora Schmitz
(Rare Book Collection)

The first volume of Bernhard Ten Brink's work reviewed the history of English literature from the ancient hynmic poetry down to "Piers Plowman's Vision." The first part of the second is devoted to Wycliffe and Chaucer, the influence of the Italian Renaissance, and the earliest English drama.
Many topics receive from Ten Brink extremely conscientious consideration. His work is thorough, but its merit is principally in the intensity of the art with which it has retraced the influence of the Renaissance in English literature.