Web Sites
Argos
http://argos.evansville.edu/
A searchable database of Internet resources covering ancient times through the
Renaissance.
The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy
http://www.idbsu.edu/courses/hy309/docs/
burckhardt/burckhardt.html
This primary source document focuses on a
variety of Renaissance topics, from humanism, morality, and religion to festivals,
art, and discoveries.
EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents from
Western Europe
http://library.byu.edu/~rdh/eurodocs/homepage.html
By selecting Europe, or a specific country, visitors to this site can connect to Web resources and primary source documents that provide insight into
Renaissance times and its people.
La Renaissance
http://www.oir.ucf.edu/wm/paint/glo/renaissance/
This WebMuseum exhibit explores changes that took place during the Renaissance, the period's major artists and thinkers, and its impact in Italy, the Netherlands, France, and Germany.
The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies
http://www.georgetown.edu:80/labyrinth/
A large searchable database of medieval and Renaissance information on the
Internet.
Virtual Renaissance: A Journey Through Time
http://tqd.advanced.org/3588/Renaissance/
Meet Renaissance "characters" who
describe their lives and access a wide list of links on a
host of Renaissance topics such as clothing, food, and architecture.
Books
Visit your local library to find these books
on the Renaissance:
The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo, by Irving Stone.
New American Library, 1996.
The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy: An Essay, Jakob Burkhardt, et al. Modern Library, 1995.
History of Italian Renaissance Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, David G. Wilkins and Frederick N. Hartt. Abrams, 1994.
The House of Medici: Its Rise and Fall, Christopher Hibbert.
William Morrow & Co. Paper, 1980.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Renaissance, Ilan Rachum.
Henry Holt and Company, 1996.
Renaissance Lives: Portraits of an Age, Theodore K. Rabb.
Pantheon Books, 1993.
The Renaissance Reader, Kenneth J. Atchity (ed.) and Rosemary
McKenna (ed.). HarperCollins, 1997.
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