General References on the Renaissance

John Hale, The Civilization of Europe in the Renaissance. Simon and Schuster.
J.H. Plumb, The Italian Renaissance. Houghton Mifflin.
Jacob Burckhardt, The Civilization of the Renaissance in Europe: An Essay . ( Translation by S.G.C. Middlemore ).
Rome Reborn: The Vatican Library and Renaissance Culture

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