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Classical Antiquity
- The Cambridge Dictionary of Classical Civilization by Few historical epochs have influenced the development of civilization to the extent that those of ancient Greece and Rome have. This Guide, with over 1700 entries and 500 illustrations, is a key reference work on both, covering all the main branches of ancient literature, art and institutions.Call Number: DE5 .C28 2006 ReferenceISBN: 0521483131Publication Date: 2006
- The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization by The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization distils the fruits of recent scholarship to provide the most up-to-date and authoritative survey of the Greek and Roman worlds in all their aspects. -History and Politics -Social and Family Life -Language, Literature, Art, and Scholarship -Religion and MythologyCall Number: DE5 .O94 1998ISBN: 0198601654Publication Date: 1999 Reference
Middle Ages
- Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages by Looks at historical events, figures, and concepts of the Middle Ages. Translated from the French edition (Les Editions du Cerf, 1997), with new entries not found in the French original (including Beowulf ), and a bibliography now included after each entry. Coverage includes general concepts, theories, biographies, and historical events; individual works of art and monuments are not given separate entries.Call Number: CB351 .D5413 2000 ReferenceISBN: 1579582826Publication Date: 2001
Renaissance Period
- Encyclopedia of the Renaissance Leonardo da Vinci, Machiavelle, Cesare Boria, Elizabeth I, Shakespeare, and Juan de Herrera - figures great and small, famous and little known, all contributed to the outpouring of genius known as the Renaissance. This set of volumes treats the full period of the Renaissance, from 1350 to 1650, encompassing Italy and the rest of Europe in the context of the broader world. It contains topical entries and biographies, and alphabetically arranged articles on culture, literature, philosophy, religion, economics, politics, science, and the arts, - revealing how people thought, what they believed and how they lived."Call Number: CB361 .E52 1999 ReferenceISBN: 0684805146Publication Date: 1999