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Renaissance - Interactive tour of period art and architecture, music, books & printing, trade & sea exploration, with special focus on Florence, related resources.

Rome Reborn: The Vatican Library & Renaissance Culture - Archived Library of Congress exhibit featuring photos of treasures from the Vatican Library with related history, manuscripts and other images explaining Renaissance era music, art, mathematics, medicine and trade.

WebMuseum - La Renaissance - Introduction to master paintings in the context of Renaissance scientific thought and intellectual life, with biographies and photo gallery illustrating the works of Italian painters Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Titian, and Michelangelo, the Flemish masters, and German and French Renaissance painters.

Renaissance Architecture - Great Buildings Online - A comprehensive look at major buildings, churches & cathedrals in London and throughout Italy, with extensive photo galleries and biographies of architects Filippo Brunelleschi, Andrea Palladio, Inigo Jones, Christopher Wren and more.

Gutenberg Bible - Images, history and related resources from The British Library chronicling the invention of the Gutenberg press in the 1430's including a related timeline and information on earlier Chinese printing techniques.

European Voyages of Exploration - Colorful & informative tutorial from the University of Calgary with maps, images and historical facts & information detailing the conquest & exploration of Africa, South America, China and the Americas by Portugese and Spanish explorers.

Introduction to Politics & War in the Renaissance - Political science history 101 with an online course touching on key developments in political theory, international diplomacy, government & legislative bodies, and important innovations in the art of warfare.

Reformation - Extensive directory to related sites on the history of the rise of Protestanism including the life and works of Martin Luther, John Calvin and other reformation leaders, related photo gallery.

Elizabethan England - Illustrated history touching on key people and events including Queen Elizabeth I, Henry VIII, Shakespear's life and works, everyday life, with related resources & bibliography.

Virtual Renaissance - Kid-friendly and entertaining introduction to the era with a tour of Renaissance houses, schools and taverns plus virtual meetings with tradespeople, guild members and other interesting characters of the period.

also see -> Realism & The Renaissance | Da Vinci Code Symbols

also see -> Architectural History | Art History

Italy Travel | Renaissance Masters