391 SHI
Let there be clothes
: 40,000 years of fashion by Lynn
Schnurnberger, c1991.
A
historical look at clothes, from prehistory to the present, details what was
once fashionable and why, and features a timeline that relates these
fashions to the politics, inventions, and social history of the day.
909
HAL
History
of the world.
by John Kirk. 1988
920
L
Outrageous
women of the Renaissance.
by Vikki Leon. 1999.
Relates
the stories of fifteen women who contributed to the advancements made during
the European Renaissance or otherwise stood out during the period, including
Italian painter Elisabetta Sirani and Irish freedom fighter Grace O'Malley.
920
RAB Renaissance
lives: portraits of an age.
by Theodore Rabb 1993. Short biographies of 15 men and women of
the Renaissance, some familiar other less so.
940.2
MAN A world lit only by fire: the medieval mind and the Renaissance:
portrait of an age.
by William Manchester. 1992
940.2
MIL Renaissance and reformation times.
by Dorothy Mills. 1939.
940.2
N Life
during the Renaissance.
by Patricai Netzley. 1998
940.2
REN
The
Renaissance.
by Loretta Obstfeld. 2002.
945
OSM
The Italian Renaissance.
by Karen Osman. 1996.
REF
822.33 SHA
Shakespeare's world and work: an encyclopedia for students.
John Andrews. 2001.
REF
910.9 TIM
Voyages of discovery: timeframe AD 1400-1500.
Time-Life. 1989.
REF
940.2 BLA
Cultural atlas of the Renaissance.
by C.F. Black. 1993
Examines
the history, culture, and influences of the Renaissance.
REF
940.2 REN Renaissance.
by Shona Grinby. 2002.
Chronicles
the cultural and artistic flowering known as the Renaissance that flourished
in Europe and in other parts of the world from approximately 1375 to 1575
A.D. This is a 10-volume set with topics listed alphabetically.
Includes index, glossary, timeline and color illustrations.
Art
and artists of the Renaissance
709
BAR
Artists
of the Renaissance.
by James Barter. 1999.
Discusses
the life and work of six artists of the Italian Renaissance whose works
represent important innovations and achievements in painting, sculpture, and
architecture, including Giotto, Donatello, Brunelleschi, da Vinci,
Michelangelo, and Raphael.
709
GAR
Gardner's art through the ages.
by Helen Gardner. 1986
709
GOM
The story of art.
by E.H. Gombrich. 1995.
709
JAN
History of art:
a survey of the
major visual arts from the dawn of history to the present day
by
H.W. Jansen. 1966 and 1991.
709
JAN
History of art for young people.
by H. W. Jansen. 1992. Surveys
the history of art, including paintings, sculpture, architecture, and
photography, from cave paintings to modern art.
709
TAY
Fifty centuries of art.
by Francis Henry Taylor. 1954.
Published for the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
709.02
COL
Renaissance,
DK Books. 2000.
720.1
ROT
Understanding architecture: its elements, history, and meaning.
by Leland Roth. 1993.
720.9
BER
From stones to skyscrapers: a book about architecture
/ by Thea and Richard Bergere. 1960.
720.9
NUT
The story of architecture. by
Patrick Nuttgens.
1997.
759.3
Z
Dürer. by
Stephen Zuffi. 1999.
759.5
G Caravaggio. text by Rosa Giorgi ; translator, John
Gilbert. 1999.
759.5
ROB
M :The man who became Caravaggio. by
Peter Robb.
2000.
759.5
Z
Titian. by text by Stefano Zuffi; translator, Sylvia
Tombesi-Walton. 1999.
REF
700.22
Atlas of Western art history: Artists, sites, and movements from
ancient Greece to the Modern Age.
by John Steer. 1994
Contains
maps of the Americas, Europe, and the classical ancient world.
Biographies:
artists of the Renaissance
92
DAV
Leonardo da Vinci.
[by] Maurice Rowdon. 1975.
92
GAL
Galileo's
daughter : a historical memoir of science, faith, and love by Dava Sobel. 2000, c1999.
Taken
from letters of Galileo's daughter this is an amazing story for anyone
interested in history, geography, astronomy, navigation, clockmaking and
plain old ambition and greed.
92
MIC Michelangelo: a biography.
[by] Elizabeth Ripley. 1953.
92
RAP Raphael: a biography. [by]
Elizabeth Ripley. 1961.
REF
920 ENC Encyclopedia of world biography. 1999
REF
920 WOM Women in world history: a biographical
encyclopedia. [by]
Deborah Klezmer. 1999.
The
Web
Get
the login and password from your library.
Type
: " European
Renaissance"
in the keyword search. This will direct you to many excellent sites coving
history, art, music, architecture, maps and personalities of the time.
Renaissance Webquest
Virtual
Renaissance: A journey through time
This
is a Renaissance WebQuest developed for gifted 8th grade students which can
be adapted for younger and older students. Very comprehensive it covers many
aspects of Renaissance life from clothing, to health and medicine, the
history of the tower of London, religion, architecture and more.
WEBMARC
Resource Library (webquest)
Look
up "Leonardo da Vinci" in the card catalog. Scroll to bottom of
list. Double click on WEB. Connects to Internet site:
Leonardo's
Workshop with Carmine Chameleon [World Wide Web].-- Bellwood, Ill.
Summary:
To solve this interactive mystery, students travel back in
time to 1505 to explore Leonardo da Vinci's workshop in search of clues as
to who has meddled in time. While
examining Leonardo's art and inventions, students discover more about the
Renaissance. This interactive
online mystery allows for student interaction.
Teacher's resources are available.
"Free"
Medieval/Renaissance Clipart
Badger's
Medieval Clipart Page
Medieval
Woodcuts Clipart Collection
Here is a collection of medieval clipart
culled from various period sources, most notably woodcuts of the 15th &
16th centuries. These pictures are all in .JPG format. In many cases the
sizes of the pictures are rather large; this has been done to keep image
quality at a maximum. Those who wish to reduce or alter these images for
their own use are welcome to do so.
The Renaissance:
