Web Sites

Medieval and Renaissance Studies
 http://brandeis.libguides.com/content.php?pid=12291&sid=82789
Several databases, websites, and online gateways to electronic resources in Medieval and Renaissance Studies.

The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2074
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EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents from Western Europe http://library.byu.edu/~rdh/eurodocs/homepage.html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
 https://blogs.commons.georgetown.edu/labyrinth/
A large searchable database of medieval and Renaissance information on the Internet.

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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