Category Title Author (Last) Author (First) Date of FS publication Date of original publication Notes

Renaissance (AD 1485 to AD 1603)

A note about categories: 'Literature' refers to literary works produced during the period; 'Historical account' refers to source materials on the period;
Analysis' refers to modern historical analyses of the medieval period; and 'Facsimile' refers to facsimiles of medieval works as part of the Limited Editions programme.

Primary sources (sources created during the Renaissance era; includes modern collections of primary sources)
Facsimile Norton Facsimile, The: The First Folio of Shakespeare (LE) Shakespeare William 2001 16th to 17th centuries
Facsimile Queen Mary Atlas, The (LE) Barber Peter 2005 16th century Produced by Mary I as a wedding present for her husband, Philip II of Spain
Facsimile Liber Bestiarum (LE) -- 2006 13th century Facsimile of MS Bodley 764
Facsimile King Henry's Prayer Book (LE) -- 2008 16th century
Facsimile Fitzwilliam Book of Hours, The (LE) -- 2009 16th century
Facsimile King Henry's Map of the British Isles (LE) -- 2009 16th century
Facsimile Music for King Henry (LE) -- 2009 16th century Facsimile of a music book produced to celebrate Henry's wedding to Catherine of Aragon
Historical account At the Court of the Borgia Burchard Johann 1963 15th and 16th centuries Firsthand account of the reign of Alexander VI by a member of the papal court
Historical account Siege of Malta: 1565 Balbi di Correggi Francisco 1965 16th century Firsthand account of the Great Siege of Malta, when the Ottomans besieged the Knights Hospitallier on Malta
Historical account Paintings, Drawings, and Prints Durer Albrecht 1969 15th to 16th centuries
Historical account Life of Michelangelo Buonorrati, The Vasari Giorgio 1970 16th century Taken from Vasari's Lives of the Great Artists
Historical account History of the Reign of King Henry the Seventh Bacon Francis 1971 16th century Contemporary biography of Henry VII
Historical account Thomas Wolsey, late Cardinal: His life and death Cavendish George 1973 16th century Contemporary biography of Wolsey's life and fall from grace
Historical account Magellan's Voyage Pigafetta Antonio 1975 16th century Contemporary account of Magellan's voyage to the Indies
Historical account Secret Memoirs of a Renaissance Pope Piccolimini Aeneas 1988 15th century Autobiography of Pius II
Historical account Lives of the Artists, The Vasari Giorgio 1993 16th century
Historical account Notebooks, The (3 vols.) Vinci Leonardo da 2010 15th and 16th centuries
Historical account Chronicles Holinshed Raphael 2011 16th century Contemporary 'history book' for the British Isles: provided Shakespeare with materials for his history plays
Literature Sonnets Shakespeare William 1947 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare William 1950 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Macbeth Shakespeare William 1951 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Antony and Cleopatra Shakespeare William 1952 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Hamlet Shakespeare William 1954 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Othello Shakespeare William 1955 16th to 17th centuries
Literature King Lear Shakespeare William 1956 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Midsummer Night's Dream, A Shakespeare William 1957 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Richard II Shakespeare William 1958 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Sonnets Shakespeare William 1958 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Love's Labour Lost Shakespeare William 1959 16th to 17th centuries
Literature As You Like It Shakespeare William 1959 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Astrophel and Stella Sidney Sir Philip 1959 16th century Collection of sonnets and songs
Literature Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare William 1960 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Taming of the Shrew, The Shakespeare William 1960 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Midsummer Night's Dream, A Shakespeare William 1961 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Richard III Shakespeare William 1961 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Sonnets Buonorrati Michelangelo 1961
Literature Julius Caesar Shakespeare William 1962 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Othello Shakespeare William 1962 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Sonnets Buonorrati Michelangelo 1962
Literature All's Well that Ends Well Shakespeare William 1963 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Antony and Cleopatra Shakespeare William 1963 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Measure for Measure Shakespeare William 1964 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Macbeth Shakespeare William 1964 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Henry IV (pt. 1) Shakespeare William 1965 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Twelfth Night Shakespeare William 1966 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Henry VI (pts. 1-3) Shakespeare William 1967 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Troilius and Cressida Shakespeare William 1968 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Comedy of Errors Shakespeare William 1969 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Prince, The Machiavelli Niccolo 1970 16th century Covers the political situation of Renaissance Italy; often seen as a satirical work
Literature Titus Andronicus Shakespeare William 1970 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Tempest, The Shakespeare William 1971 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Utopia More Sir Thomas 1972 16th century Satirical work gently poking fun at Renaissance ideals of the 'perfect' society
Literature Sonnets Shakespeare William 1972 16th to 17th centuries
Literature King John Shakespeare William 1973 16th to 17th centuries
Literature King Lear Shakespeare William 1974 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Merry Wives of Windsor, The Shakespeare William 1974 16th to 17th centuries
Literature In Praise of Folly Erasmus Desiderius 1974 16th century Satirical work criticising the Church: major work heralding the Reformation
Literature Henry VIII Shakespeare William 1974 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Two Gentlemen of Verona Shakespeare William 1974 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Merchant of Venice, The Shakespeare William 1975 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Henry IV (pt. 2) Shakespeare William 1975 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Coriolanus Shakespeare William 1975 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Henry V Shakespeare William 1976 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Cymbeline Shakespeare William 1976 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare William 1976 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Timon of Athens Shakespeare William 1976 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Folio Shakespeare, The (37 vols.) Shakespeare William 1976 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Folk-Tales of the British Isles Crossley-Holland Kevin 1985
Literature Complete Plays, The (6 vols.) Shakespeare William 1988 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Complete Plays, The (8 vols.) Shakespeare William 1997 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Midsummer Night's Dream, A Shakespeare William 2001 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Essays, or Counsels Civil and Moral Bacon Francis 2002 16th and 17th centuries Collection of essays on topics contemporary to 16th and 17th century England
Literature Essays (3 vols.) Montaigne Michel de 2006 16th century Collection of essays on a diverse range of topics
Literature Prince, The Machiavelli Niccolo 2006 16th century Covers the political situation of Renaissance Italy; often seen as a satirical work
Literature Letterpress Shakespeare, The (37 vols.) Shakespeare William 2007-2013 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Sonnets Shakespeare William 2011 16th to 17th centuries
Literature Faerie Queene, The (LE) Spenser Edmund 2011 16th century English epic poem celebrating Elizabeth I

Secondary sources (post-Renaissance works discussing/analysing the Renaissance era, including modern literature set in the Renaissance era)
Analysis Private Lives of the Tudor Monarchs, The Falkus Christopher (ed.) 1974
Analysis Introductions to Shakespeare -- 1977
Analysis History of England from 1485 to 1685 Macaulay Thomas 1985
Analysis Elizabeth I Perry Maria 1990 Biography
Analysis England Under the Tudors Elton G. R. 1997
Analysis Spanish Inquisition, The Kamen Henry 1998 Modern reframing of the Inquisition challenging the popular notion that the Inquisition was 'evil' and widespread
Analysis Rise and Fall of the House of Medici, The Hibbert John 1998 Modern history of the Medici family and the fortunes of Florence
Analysis Story of the Renaissance, The: The Florentine Renaissance Cronin Vincent 2001
Analysis Story of the Renaissance, The: The Flowering of the Renaissance Cronin Vincent 2001
Analysis Story of the Renaissance, The: Renaissance in Europe Hale J. R. 2001
Analysis Story of the Renaissance, The: Europe from Renaissance to Reformation Elton G. R. 2001
Analysis Story of the Renaissance, The: Travel and Discovery in the Renaissance Penrose Boies 2001
Analysis Defeat of the Spanish Armada, The Mattingly Garrett 2002
Analysis Mary, Queen of Scots Fraser Antonia 2004 Biography
Analysis Henry VIII Scarisbruck John 2004 Biography
Analysis Shakespeare's Life and World Duncan-Jones Katherine 2004 Combination biography and analysis of Shakespeare
Analysis Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy, The Burckhardt Jacob 2004 Major 19th century historical work that advocated the idea of an 'Italian' Renaissance
Analysis Leonardo da Vinci Clarke Kenneth 2005 Biography
Analysis Elizabeth I Neale J. E. 2005 Biography
Analysis Elizabethan Under-World, The Salgado Gamini 2006
Analysis Michelangelo Hibberd Howard 2007 Biography
Analysis Saints and Sinners: A History of the Papacy Duffy Eamon 2009 History of the Papacy
Analysis Religion and the Decline of Magic Thomas Keith 2012 Analysis of the impact of the Reformation on the development of a 'Protestant' mentality and the movement away from Catholic 'supersition' and 'magic'
Analysis Elizabethan Age, The (4 vols.) Rowse A. L. 2012
Analysis Renaissance, The: Studies in Art and Poetry Pater Walter 2013 Pater's collected personal essays on the influence of the Renaissance in art and literature
Analysis Reformation: Europe's House Divided MacCulloch Diarmaid 2013 Major pan-European analysis of the impact of the Reformation on European society, from the 15th to 17th centuries