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Printing and the Book
Erika Rummel, Mark Wilson, Milton Kooistra
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2010-05-10
Printing and the Book Introduction Until the 1980s, when periodization fell out of favor among historians, the development of printing was us...
Rabelais, François
Bernd Renner
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2012-11-21
François Rabelais Introduction Few writers in world literature have had as considerable an influence on letters and later authors or have garn...
Reformation and Wars of Religion in France, The
Barbara B. Diefendorf
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2010-05-10
The Reformation and Wars of Religion in France Introduction The 16th century began in France as a time of relative peace, prosperity, and o...
Reformation, English
Stella Fletcher
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2010-05-10
English Reformation Introduction Fifteenth-century England was solidly Catholic, 17th-century England predominantly Protestant: the differe...
Reformation, German
Hans Hillerbrand, Wladyslaw Roczniak
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2010-05-10
German Reformation Introduction In the 16th century, “Germany” existed only as a kind of shorthand term to designate the German-speaking land...
Reformation, The
Hans Hillerbrand, Wladyslaw Roczniak
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2010-05-10
The Reformation Introduction The Reformation of the 16th century, sometimes known as “Protestant Reformation” in order to distinguish it from...
Rembrandt
Christopher Atkins
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
Rembrandt Introduction The son of a miller in Leiden, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn turned to art as a profession relatively late. While many ...
Renaissance, The
Margaret L. King
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
The Renaissance Introduction The whole of the Oxford Bibliographies Renaissance and Reformation module is devoted to the period 1350–1650, one ...
Reuchlin, Johann
Mark Wilson
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
Johann Reuchlin Introduction Johann Reuchlin (b. 1455–d. 1522) studied Roman law and Greek in Freiburg, Paris, Basel, Orleans, and Tübingen, wh...
Revolutionary England, 1642-1702
Sarah Covington
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2010-05-10
Revolutionary England, 1642–1702 Introduction The 17th century is one of the most important periods in England’s history, eliciting highly ...
Rienzo, Cola Di
Ronald G. Musto
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2012-11-21
Cola Di Rienzo Introduction Cola di Rienzo (b. c. 1313–d. 1354) was a notary, a friend of Francesco Petrarch, and a learned student of classic...
Rubens, Peter Paul
Koenraad Jonckheere
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2012-06-26
Peter Paul Rubens Introduction Sir Peter Paul Rubens (b. 1577–d. 1640) was a 17th-century Flemish artist, humanist, and diplomat. His importan...
Salutati, Coluccio
Craig Kallendorf
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2011-04-14
COLUCCIO SALUTATI IntroductionColuccio Salutati (b. 1331–d. 1406) is primarily known today as the scholar who ensured that the humanist movement estab...
Savonarola, Girolamo
Stella Fletcher
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2010-05-10
Girolamo Savonarola Introduction Born in Ferrara, Girolamo Savonarola (b. 1452–d. 1498) entered the Dominican order in Bologna in 1475. After s...
Schooling
Paul Grendler
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2010-05-10
Schooling Introduction The study of schooling, defined as preuniversity education, in the Renaissance and Reformation era is old and new. Histo...
Scientific Revolution
Sheila J. Rabin
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2010-05-10
Scientific Revolution Introduction The developments in science during the 16th and 17th centuries have traditionally been called the “Scienti...
Shakespeare, William
David Bevington
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2010-05-10
William Shakespeare Introduction Widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and perhaps in the world, Shakespeare holds end...
Spain
Hilaire Kallendorf
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2012-11-21
Spain Introduction The Spanish Renaissance is more typically referred to as the Siglo de Oro, or Golden Age, although the potential political ...
Spanish Inquisition
Sara Nalle
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2011-08-26
Spanish Inquisition Introduction Since its papal authorization in 1478, the Spanish Inquisition has been controversial. A religious court esta...
The Radical Reformation
Wladyslaw Roczniak
Subject: Renaissance and Reformation »
Date Added: 2011-07-27
The Radical Reformation Introduction The reformation of the 16th century challenged the core of traditional Christian theological concepts. Wit...
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