Renaissance and Reformation Reference Library: Almanac - Hardcover

"The editors of "Renaissance and Reformation" have strived toward and succeeded in making a time of long ago more accessible to today's middle- and junior-high-school students...School and public libraries will find that this resource provides good information on its topic."
-- "Booklist" (December 2002)

Covering everything from the explorations of Christopher Columbus to Martin Luther's revolt, the writings of William Shakespeare to the creations of Michelangelo, this resource fills the need for comprehensive coverage of this amazing time. Renaissance & Reformation: Almanac provides extensive background information and includes exploration of both the Italian and Northern Renaissance, the Protestant, Catholic and Counter Reformations, and much more. Renaissance & Reformation: Biographies introduces students to approximately 50 people of the era, including Galileo Galilei, Johann Gutenberg, Ben Jonson, Raphael and others. Renaissance & Reformation: Primary Sources allows students to study 18 full or excerpted speeches, diary entries, newspaper and magazine articles, poems and documents.