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The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy

http://www.idbsu.edu/courses/hy309/docs/burckhardt/burckhardt.html

Outline and history of the Renaissance in Italy. Each section is chronological and has chapter headings to the detailed information about this specific time and place within history. Brings in both literary sources and historical documents for concrete and definitive sources.

Author: Jacob Burckhardt

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Renaissance

The Elizabethan Costuming Page

http://www.dnaco.net/~aleed/corsets/index.html

The website is devoted to all facets of 16th century Elizabethan and Tudor costumes, dress and fashion. It includes instructions for making stockings, corsets, shoes, and other articles of clothing. This is a good resource for Elizabethan costume history and has links to other fashion history sites.

Author: Drea Leed (aleed@dnaco.net)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Renaissance

Social Sciences--Customs, Etiquette, Folklore--Costume & Dress

Keywords: Fashion; Clothing; England

Erasmus

http://www.ciger.be/erasmus/index.html

A site devoted to the life and theology of Desiderius Erasmus. "One of the greatest scholar of all times, he was called Prince of the Humanists and lived at the time of the Renaissance, a period of deep changes, characterized by the revision of most concepts and a return to antique sources.

Author: ciGersoft (webmaster@ciger.be)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Renaissance

Arts & Humanities--Religion & Theology--Leading Figures

Keywords: Christianity; Humanism

A Guide to Medieval and Renaissance Instruments

http://www.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us/antiqua/instrumt.html

This site showcases Musica Antiqua's large replica instrument collection by supplying photos, descriptions, original quotes, additional sources, and sounds of the instruments used in performing early music.

Author: Musica Antiqua, Iowa State University (cobleyle@iastate.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Renaissance

Keywords: Musical Instruments; Harpsichord; Gamba; Lute; Crumhorn; Dulcimer

Medieval and Renaissance Art, History, Literature and Music

http://www.manitoulin-link.com/medieval/

"Provides information about medieval and renaissance history. Includes booklists, many photos of important pieces of art, and an essay about the history, purpose, and construction of castles."

Author: Michelle Roberts (blackadder@net-lynx.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Renaissance

Keywords: art; books; castles; literature; music

Medieval/Renaissance Brewing Homepage

http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/brewing.html

This site provides information on Medieval and Renaissance Brewing such as ³Honeys, and their affects on mead², ³Alcoholic Drinks of the Middle Ages², ³Brewing on the Dark Side², ³Early Medieval Brewing², ³Medieval Wines: How sweet were they?², etc.

Author: Greg Lindahl (lindahl@pbm.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Food--Drink

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Renaissance

Keywords: Medieval; Renaissace; Brewing

Medieval/Renaissance Food Homepage

http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/food.html

This site contains rich information on Medieval and Renaissance food such as "A Renaissance Food Bibliography", "Medieval/Renaissance Food Clip Art", "Viking Food", "An article on medieval famine," and much more.

Author: Greg Lindahl (lindahl@pbm.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Food--Exotic/Unusual

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Renaissance

Keywords: Medieval

The National Archives Virtual Museum (PRO)

http://learningcurve.pro.gov.uk/virtualmuseum/

"It provides a showcase for some of the treasures at the PRO¹s new Education and Visitor Centre at Kew, including a host of landmark documents from the past 1000 years of British history. Many of these items have never before been on display. Visitors can explore everything from Famous Names to Crime & Punishment, and from War & Defence to Kings & Queens. They can find out surprising facts about famous people - including William Shakespeare, Robin Hood and Sir Elton John - as well as the extraordinary feats of ordinary people." 

Author: Public Record Office (webmaster@pro.gov.uk)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Renaissance

Keywords: British; Document; England

Renaissance

http://www.learner.org/exhibits/renaissance/index.html

An excellent introduction to the Renaissance, including links to related sites and suggested readings. Especialy useful for students.

Author: The Annenberg/CPB Project (exhibits@learner.org)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Renaissance

Renaissance, The Elizabethan World

http://ren.dm.net/

A meta site of resources related to Elizabethan England. Includes A Compendium of Common Knowledge (1558-1603), a book about Elizabeth culture and life for Writers, Actors, and Re-enactors; Elizabethan Heraldry; and a Transcript of the Trial of the Earl of Essex (1601). Also has links to other Renaissance sites.

Author: Maggie Secara (maggiros@dm.net)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Renaissance

Keywords: England; Queen Elizabeth; Britain

Tudor England

http://tudorhistory.org/

A history of the Tudor monarchs of England, featuring photos, links, and details about other aspects of life in Tudor times.

Author: Lara E. Eakins (lara@astro.as.utexas.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Renaissance

Keywords: English Monarchy

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