Renaissance and Reformation Reference Library: Almanac - Hardcover

Saari, Peggy; Saari, Aaron Maurice; Carnagie, Julie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0787654671 ISBN 13: 9780787654672

Publisher: U.X.L., 2002

Synopsis

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.

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Review

"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)

Synopsis

Bringing the people and the events of the Renaissance and the Reformation to life, this volume provides extensive background information and includes exploration of both the Italian and Northern Renaissance, the Protestant, Catholic and Counter Reformations and more.

Edition details

• Publisher: U.X.L.
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0787654671
• ISBN 13: 9780787654672
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 622