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A lavishly illustrated discussion of the events, ideas, artists and other major personalities of the Renaissance period in Italy.

An alphabetic guide to Renaissance literature. Covers important European writers, influential works, literary terms and key topics during the years 1500 to 1700. Providing a wealth of information, this A-to-Z encyclopedia is a comprehensive one-volume reference to the literary works, writers, and concepts of the Renaissance. Spanning the years from approximately 1500 to 1660 CE, this guide examines the history and development of literature as it flourished...

Chronicles the lives and accomplishments of the independent and spunky female poets, courtesans, artists, and authors who managed to overcome the oppressive patriarchy of the Renaissance Era.

After testing scores of prostitutes, Mateo Colombo, a 16th century Italian physician, finally discovers the organ governing woman's love--the clitoris. But the publication of his discovery attracts the attention of the Inquisition, Colombo is thrown in jail for heresy and must find a way to clear his name.

A survey, illustrated by representative works, of the major developments in art and architecture during the latter half of the 15th and the first half of the 16th centuries.

N the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, the city of Florence experienced the most creative period in her entire history. This book offers an analysis of that community, focusing on the years 1380-1450 in an examination of the city's physical character, its economic and social structure and developments, and its political and religious life.