Presents, in text and illustrations, a range of people whose way of life reveals various aspects of the society developing in Europe and America from the fifteenth through the eighteenth centuries.
Profiles fifty people who played a significant role during the Renaissance and Reformation periods, including John Calvin, Peter Paul Rubens, Catherine de Medicis, and Johannes Kepler.
Presents eighteen full or excerpted primary source documents written by Renaissance and Reformation-era people, grouped in the categories of humanism, Renaissance arts and science, drama and literature, Protestant Reformation, Catholic Reformation, and witch-hunts.
Chronologically arranged primary and secondary source articles help profile major political, social, and cultural events which occurred during the fifteenth century.
Presents an introductory essay that provides an overview of the Renaissance, from 1454 to 1610, and features over forty readings, including primary and secondary documents, that highlight the major developments of the era Includes a chronology and bibliography.
Presents full-color illustrated drawings that describe the achievement of European Renaissance ideas, art, and architecture, and examines sixteenth-century religious differences, international trade, and technology of the period.
Provides an overview of various topics related to art and culture during the Renaissance, discussing artistic styles, architecture, music, philosophy, literature, warfare, and the social classes.
