The Hutchinson Encyclopedia of the Renaissance Preface The Hutchinson Encyclopedia of the Renaissance is a reference book, with entries arranged in A–Z format. To go directly to a particular entry, click on the link in the table of contents. There are also links between entries – click on any underlined word to jump to the related entry. © Copyright Research Machines plc 2005. All rights reserved. Helicon Publishing is a division of Research Machines plc. Helicon Publishing New Mill House 183 Milton Park Abingdon Oxon OX14 4SE e-mail:
[email protected] Web site: www.helicon.co.uk Cover photograph © Corel. Table of contents A Aachen, Hans von Abbate, Niccolò dell' Abravanel, Isaac Academia secretorum naturae academy Acciaiuoli, Donato Acciaiuoli family Accolti, Benedetto Accolti, Bernardo Accolti family Achillini, Alessandro Acosta, José de Adagia Adamson, Patrick Adlington, William Adoration of the Lamb Adrian VI Adriano de Castello Adriano Fiorentino Aertzen, Pieter Afonso V Agostino di Duccio Agostino Veneziano Agricola, Alexander Agricola, Georgius Agricola, Martin Agricola, Rudolphus Agrippa von Nettesheim, Heinrich Cornelius Ailly, Pierre d' Alamanni, Luigi Alberti, Gasparo Alberti, Leon Battista Albertinelli, Mariotto Albizzi, Rinaldo degli Albuquerque, Afonso de Albuquerque, Afonso de Alciati, Andrea Alcock, John Aldegrever, Heinrich Aldine Academy Aldine Press Aldrovandi, Ulisse Aleandro, Girolamo Alemán, Mateo Alessi, Galeazzo Alexander VI Alfonso II Alfonso V (of Aragon) Ali, Mustafa all'antica Allen, William Alleyn, Edward Allori,