Italian Renaissance - Early Modern Books (33 books)

Books I think are important reads for anyone wanting a good background in how someone would have lived back in the 1500's and 1600's Tuscany region of Italy.

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1	Pontifex Maximus: A Short History of the Popes by Christopher Lascelles (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 139 ratings score: 400, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli 3.84 avg rating — 385,273 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Shopping in the Renaissance: Consumer Cultures in Italy, 1400-1600 by Evelyn Welch 3.93 avg rating — 57 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Food in Early Modern Europe by Ken Albala (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Medici Letters: The Secret Origins of the Renaissance by Taylor Buck (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 364 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Cardinal's Hat: Money, Ambition, and Everyday Life in the Court of a Borgia Prince by Mary Hollingsworth 3.71 avg rating — 123 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	A Renaissance Education: Schooling in Bergamo and the Venetian Republic, 1500-1650 by Christopher Carlsmith really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Prince's Order (Renaissance Origins, #2) by Taylor Buck (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Conclave 1559: Ippolito d'Este and the Papal Election of 1559 by Mary Hollingsworth 3.96 avg rating — 140 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Renaissance in the Streets, Schools, and Studies: Essays in Honour of Paul F. Grendler by Konrad Eisenbichler (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Patronage in Renaissance Italy: From 1400 to the Early Sixteenth Century by Mary Hollingsworth 4.03 avg rating — 37 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Florence and its University during the Early Renaissance (Education and Society in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, 8) by Jonathan Davies it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Education and Society in Florentine Tuscany: Teachers, Pupils and Schools, c. 1250-1500 (Education and Society in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, 29) by Robert Black 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Altopascio: A Study in Tuscan Rural Society, 1587-1784 by Frank McArdle 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Italian Encounter with Tudor England: A Cultural Politics of Translation (Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture, Series Number 51) by Michael Wyatt it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Criminal Justice and Crime in Late Renaissance Florence, 1537–1609 by John K. Brackett 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Crime and Justice in Late Medieval Italy by Trevor Dean really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Crime, Society and the Law in Renaissance Italy by Trevor Dean (Editor) 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Rural Communities in Renaissance Tuscany: Religious Identities and Local Loyalties by Cecilia Hewlett 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Schooling in Renaissance Italy: Literacy and Learning, 1300-1600 by Paul F. Grendler 4.12 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	A Renaissance Tapestry: The Gonzaga of Mantua by Kate Simon 3.35 avg rating — 49 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Dressing Renaissance Florence: Families, Fortunes, and Fine Clothing by Carole Collier Frick 4.27 avg rating — 51 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Fortune is a River: Leonardo da Vinci and Niccolò Machiavelli's Magnificent Dream to Change the Course of Florentine History by Roger D. Masters 3.47 avg rating — 180 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Working Women of Early Modern Venice (The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science, 118) by Monica Chojnacka 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Abandoned Children of the Italian Renaissance: Orphan Care in Florence and Bologna (The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science, 123) by Nicholas Terpstra 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Silk Industry of Renaissance Venice by Luca Mola 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Fortunes of the Courtier (History of the Book) by Peter Burke 3.57 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	At Home in Renaissance Italy by Marta Ajmar-Wollheim (Editor) 4.52 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Inside the Renaissance House by Elizabeth Curie 4.04 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Daily Life in Renaissance Italy (The Greenwood Press "Daily Life Through History" Series) by Elizabeth S. Cohen 4.17 avg rating — 42 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Moda a Firenze 1540-1580: Lo stile di Eleonora di Toledo e la sua influenza by Roberta Orsi Landini 4.83 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Moda a Firenze 1540-1580: Cosimo I de Medici's Style by Roberta Orsi Landini it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Fruit, Herbs and Vegetables of Italy by Giacomo Castelvetro 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars