A Pathfinder for Italian & Elizabethan England
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General Renaissance

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  • Open University Guide to Resources on the Renaissance
  • Centre for the Study of the Renaissance - University of Warwick center for the research and teaching of the period. Provides information about the journal; conferences, seminars, and symposia; news and links; academic programs; and special projects.
  • Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy - Middlemore translation of the second edition of Jacob Burckhardt's work, in one continuous web page.
  • Deanna's World: Reflections of the Renaissance - Underlines the creativity of the Renaissance by including artwork, literature, historical facts, and specific biographical information. Featured artists include Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael.
  • Exhibits Collection: Renaissance - Interactive guide for students to explore the Renaissance, especially in Italy.
  • Internet Medieval Sourcebook: Renaissance - A collection of translated texts by period writers.
  • Internet Modern History Sourcebook: The Early Modern World - Texts and links to understanding the Renaissance and early modern Europe.
  • Journey through the Renaissance - This site will give you a comprehensive overview of the Renaissance period.
  • The Renaissance House (Victoria and Albert Museum) – reconstruction of typical Italian Renaissance house where Juliet might live.

Philosophy

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  • Henry VII and the Launching of the English Renaissance - Erasmus, Thomas More and their historical context.
  • Humanism and the Renaissance - Discusses many aspects of the Renaissance thought, from Platonism to Galileo. From the Radical Academy.
  • Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Renaissance - Brief article on the transition between Middle Ages and modernity.
  • The Italian Renaissance - Essays and assorted resources on the intellectual history of this period.
  • Philosophy Pages: The Renaissance - A short summary of the era and the central questions.
  • Principles and Powers: How to Interpret Renaissance Philosophy of Nature Philosophically? - A 2001 article by Paul Richard Blum, from the journal Minerva. Considers the problems which the Renaissance philosophers of nature attempted to solve.
  • Renaissance Idea of the Dignity of Man - A discussion of the core idea in humanistic philosophy, by Charles Trinkaus. From the Dictionary of the History of Ideas.
  • Society for Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy - Aims to foster research and teaching in the field, to organize scholarly meetings and conferences, to publish a newsletter and a monograph series, and to cooperate with other learned societies in projects of common interest.

Military and Weapons

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  • NetSword: Weapons & History Discussion - Discussion group for Medieval and Renaissance weapons of war as well as modern replicas of historical swords and other types of weapons. Additional forums on various aspects of the Middle Ages.
  • Archery Articles - Selection of articles from the Journal of the Society of Archer-Antiquaries.
  • De Re Militari Society homepage - An academic association examining medieval warfare and military history. Features information on the society as well as original articles and book reviews.
  • An Idiots Guide to Medieval Warfare - Basic information on European warfare, built as a school project.
  • Medieval Siege - Information and images on the medieval arms race, building a trebuchet, life in a castle, and destroying a castle, including resources and teacher's guide.
  • NetSword - Discussion group for medieval and Renaissance swords, daggers and associated weapons of war.
  • Society of Ancients - International amateur society for ancient and medieval wargamers and for study of the military history of the period 3000 BC to 1500 AD.
  • Therion - Arms - Contains information on costuming, combat armor, hand gonnes, and dress armor.

Health

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  • Plague and Public Health in Renaissance - This project involves the creation of a hypertext archive of narratives, medical consilia, governmental records, religious and spiritual writings and images documenting the arrival, impact and response to the problem of epidemic disease in Western Europe between 1348 and 1530.

Women

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  • The Renaissance 'Battle of the Sexes' - Summary and description of male and female life, art, clothing, education, and relationships in the Renaissance, with an emphasis on comparison and contrast.
  • Index of Notable Women during the Renaissance

Culture and Customs

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  • The Courtier During the Renaissance - Souvik Mukherjee discusses the notion of a courtier by dwelling on Bembo's Discourse on Love in Castiglione's The Courtier.
  • Renaissance Personalities - Research projects by Riverdale Junior Secondary School about Renaissance musicians, scultors, explorers, scientists, architects, politicians, scholars, patrons, and artists.
  • Renaissance Wedding Ceremonies - Describes wedding traditions, marriage laws, and ceremonies during the Renaissance, with commentary on social relations and romantic love and the evolution of modern Western customs from those of the Middle Ages.
  • Rome Reborn: The Vatican Library and Renaissance Culture - A Library of Congress exhibition in 1993.
  • Tudor Web - A web site about the Tudors written by children at Sir Robert Hitcham's Primary, Framlingham, about their visit to the Ipswich Museum and Christchurch Mansion .
  • Elizabethan Period Costumes - Information, accessories, patterns, resource listings, retailers, and links.
  • Poulet Gauche - Clothing information and images of 16th century middle class men and women.

Art History

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  • Art History Resources on the Web: Renaissance Art in Italy - Directory of Renaissance in Italy links.
  • Christus Rex Art Gallery: Renaissance - A virtual gallery of some of the most famous Italian Renaissance painters, featuring Masaccio, Masolino, Caravaggio, Raphael, and Leonardo.
  • Deanna's World: Reflections of the Renaissance - Explores the Renaissance through literature, artwork, and music. Includes historical facts on events and significant people of the Renaissance.
  • Enchanted Gardens of the Renaissance - A visual tour of three Renaissance Gardens and their relationship to the art of the period.
  • Fine Art Touch - Devoted to the exploration of Italian Renaissance Art. It is owned by Brenda Harness, an art historian writing about a variety of art related topics.
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Van Eyck to Bruegel - Dutch paintings from the 15th and 16th century by artists including Jan van Eyck, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Hans Memling, Gerard David, and Rogier van der Weyden.
  • Northern Renaissance ArtWeb - A collection of links and book reviews for exploring the Renaissance of the North.
  • Key Innovations and Artists of the Italian Renaissance[ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Includes early Renaissance paintings and facts about the artists.
  • The Northern Renaissance[ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Eyecon Art presents paintings from some of the well known artists of the period.
  • Renaissance[ Kids ] - A brief article about the art movement and a list of well-known artists.
  • WebMuseum: La Renaissance - The Renaissance in Europe, covering Italy, Netherlands, Germany and France.

Literature and Poetry

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  • Elizabethan Authors - Offers transcriptions of the works of George Chapman, Richard Edwardes, John Fletcher, Arthur Golding, Robert Greene, Thomas Kyd, John Lyly, Thomas Nash and Edward de Vere.
  • Iter - A database containing a bibliography of Medieval and Renaissance Europe from 400-1700.
  • Luminarium: Essays on Sixteenth-Century English Literature - Links to essays on various sixteenth-century authors. Distinguishes between scholarly articles and student projects.
  • Old Spelling Renaissance Texts - A couple of old-spelling, SGML-encoded editions of early individual copies of English Renaissance books and manuscripts.
  • Renaissance History Timeline 1200-1600: Arranged Chronologically - Important events between 1200-1600 listed chronologically. Focuses on events pertaining to Culture, Politics, Economics, Society and Religion.
  • Sixteenth Century English Ballads - Ballads from before and during 1600 along with sheet music and lyrics, both in their original form, and in a form intelligible to modern listeners.
  • The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250-1900. BartlebyVerse, Vol. I - Arthur Quiller-Couch ed. 1919. Chronologic and alphabetic indices.
  • Sixteenth Century Renaissance English Literature - Guide to English literature of the Renaissance with over 100 original pages and biographies, with links.
  • Spenser and English Poetry 1579-1830 - Poetry archive of Renaissance poets writing in the tradition of Spenser. Includes primary texts, biography, and literary criticism.
  • Storming Heaven - Biography and criticism of four famous Elizabethans - Essex, Raleigh, Marlowe, and Donne, from the perspective of poetry, and the history of ideas.

Print Resources-Books and Magazines
There are several excellent books about Italian RenaissanceElizabethan England. A few of the books are listed below. To locate more books, use the suggested keywords and phrases to search the online library catalog.(back to menu)
Online Resources--Internet Sites
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Dewey Decimal Numbers to Browse
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Keywords and Phrases for Searching
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