A fascinating history of the Renaissance told through the lives of people from all levels of society. Like every era, the Renaissance brims with stories. Fascin

This volume looks at all aspects of life during the of Renaissance period.

"Describes the social structure, customs, education, industry, amusements, and famous people of Renaissance Europe from the fourteenth to the seventeenth centur

A chronicle of the years between 1100 and 1453 describes the Crusades, the Inquisition, the emergence of the Ottomans, the rise of the Mongols, and the inventio

"As the sixteenth century opened, members of the patriciate were increasingly withdrawing from trade, desiring to be seen as "gentlemen in fact" as well as "gen