From the Printing Press to the First Submarine We know the term “the Renaissance” but when did it begin? When did it end? And how far did it reach? From the revival in classical learning in Italian city-states to the invention of the printing press and from challenges to papal authority to the expansion in European horizons through trade and exploration, is a captivating journey through the cultural, political, religious, and scientific upheavals in Europe from the fourteenth to the early seventeenth centuries. Including such colorful characters as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, Van Eyck and Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Geoffrey Chaucer and William Shakespeare, Dante and Machiavelli, Copernicus and Martin Luther, and the Medici and Queen Elizabeth I, the book brilliantly shows us how the movement changed the world and shaped modern life. Featuring 180 colorful artworks and photographs, is a highly engaging exploration of a time of immense change and long-lasting legacy.