Renaissance

The Renaissance, also known as "Il Rinascimento" (in Italian), was an influential cultural movement which brought about a period of scientific revolution and artistic transformation, at the dawn of modern European history. It marks the transitional period between the end of the Middle Ages and the start of the Modern Age. The Renaissance is usually considered to have begun in the 14th century in Italy and the 16th century in northern Europe.

References

• Burckhardt, Jacob (1878), The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy, trans S.G.C Middlemore (republished in 1990 under ISBN 014044534X)
• Ergang, Robert (1967), The Renaissance(ISBN 0442023197)
• Ferguson, Wallace K. (1962), Europe in Transition, 1300-1500 (ISBN 0049400088)
• Haskins, Charles Homer (1972), The Renaissance of the Twelfth Century (ISBN 0674760751)
• Huizinga, Johan (1924), The Waning of the Middle Ages (republished in 1990 under ISBN 0140137025)
• Jensen, De Lamar (1992), Renaissance Europe (ISBN 0395889472)
• Lopez, Robert S. (1952), Hard Times and Investment in Culture
• Thorndike, Lynn (1943) Renaissance or Prenaissance?