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. (20050101)