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Renaissance or Early Modern Culture: Primary Sources on Paper (as Opposed to Digital)

This is a guide to researching the Renaissance/Early Modern Period, in the West. Last updated 06-26-2023

Primary Sources on Paper (as Opposed to Digital)

Documents of Shakespeare's England  Main DA 320 .D58 2019

Shortish primary source documents about:  Society and Family.  Economy and Work. Politics and Parliament. Queen and Court.  Anglicans, Puritans and Catholics. Literature, Plays, and Poetry. William Shakespeare's Life and Works. London Life. Scotland and the Scottish Queen. Spain and the Armada.  Ireland and the English.  America and the English.  78 Total.  Extensive, unannotated bibliography at back contains: references to primary sources and contemporary works, general and reference works, and references to secondary works reflective of politics and the court, economic and social history, intellectual and cultural history, Parliamentary, administrative, and legal history, religious history, military history, foreign policy and Europe, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and America, and biography of Elizabeth I, Shakespeare himself, and other people.  Concludes with a list of websites. Now also online!

Voices of the Renaissance Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life Main DG 445 .V65 2022

The documents and the attendant commentary offered in this collection trace the beginning and course of the Renaissance in Italy and its extension into northern Europe, telling the story of the emergence of a vibrant and varied intellectual and artistic culture in various states, cities, and kingdoms.