Renaissance and Reformation: Biographies presents the biographies
of women and men relevant to the Renaissance and
Reformation period in Europe. Among the fifty people profiled
in each of the two volumes are artists, authors, religious
leaders, musicians, scientists, and kings and queens who
helped to define this ever-changing period in European history.
Renaissance and Reformation: Biographies does not include
only biographies of readily recognizable figures of the era,
such as German religious leader and reformer Martin Luther,
Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci, and English playwright
William Shakespeare, but it also includes profiles of lesserknown
people, such as Italian scholar Isotta Nogarla, the author
of the first piece of feminist writing, and Jewish court official
Isaac Abrabanel, who protested the persecution of
Spanish Jews.