An encyclopedia of the Renaissance with articles on various aspects of social, cultural, and political history such as literature, government, warfare, and technology, plus maps, charts, definitions, and chronology.

Vol. 1. Africa ; Americas ; Asia and the Indian Ocean -- Vol. 2. City of Florence ; France ; Habsburg lands ; Holy Roman Empire ; Italy, 1500 -- Vol. 3. London ; The Netherlands ; The Ottoman Empire ; The Papal States in Italy -- Vol. 4. Rome ; Russia ; The Scandinavian kingdoms ; Spain ; Universities ; Venetian territories in the Eastern Mediterranean.