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)
