The Renaissance world

Introduction : the Renaissance : a world in motion / John Jeffries Martin

1. Rome at the center of a civilization / Ingrid Rowland

2. Framing and mirroring the world / Lyle Massey

3. Black Death, tragedy, and transformation / Sumuel K. Cohn, Jr.

4. manufacture and movement of goods / Joanne M. Ferraro

5. Cities, towns, and new forms of culture / Alexander Cowan

6. European expansion and the new order of knowledge / Francisco Bethencourt

7. invention of Europe / John A. Marino

8. Jose de Acosta : Renaissance historiography and New World humanity / Anthony Grafton

9. circulation of knowledge / Peter Burke

10. Virgil and homer in Poland / Michael Tworek

11. Montaigne in Italy / Francois Rigolot

12. "Shared studies foster friendship" : humanism and history in Spain / Katherine Elliot van Liere

13. Niccolo Machiavelli and Thomas More : parallel lives / David Harris Sacks

14. Courts, art, and power / Malcolm Wale

15. imperial Renaissance / Thomas James Dandelet

16. Renaissance triumphalism in art / Randolph Starn

17. Ottoman Empire / Daniel Goffman

18. Religious authority and ecclesiastical governance / Constantin Fasolt

19. Mothers and children / Caroline Castiglione

20. Renaissance goes up in smoke / Robert C. Davis

21. Human excepcionalism / Kenneth Gouwens

22. Worthy of faith? : authors and readers in early modernity / Albert Russell Ascoli

23. Renaissance portrait : from resemblance to representation / Bronwen Wilson

24. Objects and identity : Antonio de' Medici and the Casino at San Marco in Florence / Jacqueline Marie Musacchio

25. Food : Pietro Aretino and the art of conspicuous consumption / Douglas Biow

26. Shakespeare's dream of retirement / David Bevington

27. Speaking books, moving images / Meredith J. Gill

28. Religious minorities / N. S. Davidson

29. Humanism and the dream of Christian unity / Susan R. Boettcher

30. Christian reform and its discontents / Brad S. Gregory

31. tale of two tribunals / David Gentilcore

32. Christianity in sixteenth-century Brazil / Alida C. Metcalf

33. Toward a sacramental poetics / Regina Mara Schwartz

34. sun at the center of the world / Paula Findlen.

Rome at the center of a civilization / Ingrid Rowland

Framing and mirroring the world / Lyle Massey

The Black Death, tragedy, and transformation / Samuel K. Cohn, Jr.

The manufacture and movement of goods / Joanne M. Ferraro

Cities, towns, and new forms of culture / Alexander Cowan

European expamnsion and the new order of knowledge / Francisco Bethencourt

The invention of Europe / John A. Marino

Jose de Acosta: Renaissance historiographer and the New World hun=manity / Anthony Grafton

The cirulation of knowledge / Peter Burke

Virgil and Homer in Poland / Michael Tworek

Mantaigne in Italy / Francois Rigolot

Shared studies foster freindship:humanism and history in Spain / Katherine Elliot van Liere

Niccolo Machiavelli and Thomas MOre: Parallel lives / David Harris Sacks

Courts, art, and power / Malcolm Vale

The imperial Renaissance / Thomas James Dandelet

Renaissance triumphalism in art / Rudolph Stern

The Ottoman empire / Daniel Goffman

Religious authority and ecclesiastical governance / Constantin Fasolt

Mothers and children / Caroline Castiglione

The Renaissance goes up in smoke / Robert C. Davis

Human exceptionalism / Kenneth Gouwens

Worthy of faith? Authors and readers in early modernity / Albert Russell Ascoli

The Renaissance portrait: from resemblance to representation / Bouwen Wilson

Objects and identity: Antonio de'Medici and the Casino at San Marco in Florence / Jacqueline Marie Mussachio

Food: Pierro Aretino and the art of conspicuous consumption / Douglas Biow

Shakespeare's dream of retirement / David Bevington

Speaking of books, moving images / Meredith J. Grill

Religious minorities / D.S. Davidson

Humanism and the dream of Christian unity / Susan R. Boettcher

Christian reform and its discontents / Brad S. Gregory

A tale of two tribunals / David Gentilcore

Christianity in the sixteenth century / Alida c. Metcalf

Toward a sacramental poetics / Regina Mara Schwartz

The sun at the center of the world / Paula Findlen.