The French Renaissance
This is a collection of resources to help you get started on your research for the French Renaissance project.
It is not completely comprehensive. Remember that the purpose of this project is to familiarize you with the Renaissance
era in France.
Resources with call numbers in brackets (ex [REF 940.2]) are books belonging to the Eastview
Media Center or on loan from the University of Minnesota. See the cart in the classroom for these books. Web
resources can be found through the Media Center's web databases (Nettreker, WebSelect and WebPath Express).
Bonne chance!
Classification numbers to browse (try these at the public library)
940.2 = History of Europe - 1453-
391 = Costume and personal appearance
709 = The arts - Historical, areas, persons treatment
Suggested search terms
- Renaissance AND France
- Renaissance clothing/costumes/food/cooking/garden*/etc.
- Middle ages Note: this search may retrieve items not pertaining to the Renaissance.
*Note: an asterisk usually tells the database to search for words that begin with the letters specified. In
this case, the results would include "garden", "gardening", "gardens", etc.
Check out these resources for a general overview of the Renaissance:
Other general information
People of the Renaissance
Databases
- Go to Biography Resource Center on the media center page. Search for the name of the person you
have chosen to report on.
Example article:
Nostradamus. (1998). Encyclopedia of world biography, 1, n.a.
- Go to WebPath Express on the media center "Destiny" page. Search for the name of the person you have chosen to report
on.
Websites
- Hodges, M. (2000). People of action during the renaissance and reformation. <www.newgenevacenter.org/movers/renaiss-reform2.htm>
Specific people
- Jacques Cartier
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Francis I:
- Henri II
- Catherine de Medici:
- Nostradamus
Foods of the Renaissance
Books
- Grolier. (2001). Medieval world. Danbury, CT: Grolier Educational. [R 909.1 MED v.4]
- Henisch, B. (1976). Fast and feast: Food in medieval society. University Park: Pennsylvania State University
Press. [641.094 H388]
- Hieatt, C.B., Hosington, B & Butler, S. (1996). Pleyn delit: Medieval cookery for modern cooks.
Toronto: University of Toronto Press. [STP TX652.H54x 1996]
- Scully, D.E. & Scully, T. (1995). Early French cookery: Sources, history, original recipies and modern
adaptations. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. [STP TX719.S3895 1995]
Databases
- Go to the Gale Virtual Reference Center on the media center page. Click on "history" and browse the
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture (keywords: Renaissance, France, middle ages)
Example article:
Santich, B. (2003). Renaissance banquets. [Electronic version].
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture, 3, 176-79.
Websites
- Alder-France, C.P. (2004). A study of cooking tasks, methods and equipment in the Renaissance kitchen.
<www.katjaorlova.com/MedievalKitchenEquipment.htm>
- Lindahl, G. (2006). Medieval renaissance food homepage. <www.pbm.com/~lindahl/food.html>
- Matterer, J.L. (2006). A feast for the eyes: A Medieval and Renaissance food and feast image collection.
<www.godecookery.com/afeast/afeast.htm>
Renaissance clothing/fashions
Books
- Boucher, F. (1987). 20,000 years of fashion: The history of costume and personal adornment. New York:
Harry N. Abrams Inc. [REF 391 BOU]
- Peacock, J. (1991). The chronicle of Western fasion: from ancient times to the present day. New York:
Harry N. Abrams, Inc. [R 391 PEA]
- Racinet, A. (1988). The historical encyclopedia of costume. New York: Facts on File. [REF 391 RAC]
Databases
- Go to the Gale Virtual Reference Center on the media center page. Click on "history" and browse the
Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion (Keywords: Renaissance, France, middle ages)
Example article:
Tortora, P. (2005). Europe and America: History of dress (400-1900 C.E.). Encyclopedia of clothing and fashion,
1(1), 418-28.
Websites
- Brassac, E. (n.d.) History of women's costume during the Renaissance. <www.art-estherbrassac.com/anglais/themes_a/cloth_r1.html>
- Maginnis, T. (2006). The costumer's manifesto: The history of fashion and dress. <www.costumes.org/classes/fashiondress/16thCent.htm>
- Romance Reader at Heart. (2007). Short glossary of Renaissance clothing terms. <http://romancereaderatheart.com/ren/timeline/>
Art of the Renaissance
Books
- Harris, N. (1994). Renaissance art. New York: Thomson Learning. [709 HAR]
- Lucchesi, T. (1997). European art to 1850. New York: Facts on File. [REF 700 LUC]
Music of the Renaissance
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