Produced for the spring 2015 Renaissance Humanism graduate seminar taught by Ada Palmer at the University of Chicago.

This book is the result of the collective and collaborative effort of a group brought together by the desire to learn. The following individuals each made a valuable contribution to this project:

Online Publication Manager Hilary Barker

Conclusion Nicholas Bellinson

Introduction Beatrice Bradley

Digital File Coordinator George Elliott

Consistency Proofreading Ji Gao

Index Javier Ibanez

Bibliography Blaze Marpet

Front Matter Editor Angela Parkinson

Online Publication Editor Natalie Perrish

Catalog Description & Section Introduction Editor Camille Reynolds

File Assembly Manager Medardo Rosario

Citation Editor Noor Shawaf

Page Design Brendan Small

Style Sheet Manager Felix Szabo

Print Publication Manager Elizabeth Tavella

Cover Design Goda Thangada

Project Manager & Image Manager Margo Weitzman

Peer Review & Copy Editing Supervisor Tali Winkler

Supervising Editor Ada Palmer

Managing Editor Margo Weitzman

Section Editors Blaze Marpet, Mack Muldofsky, Medardo Rosario, Lauren Schiller, Noor Shawaf, Brendan Small, Elizabeth Tavella, Margo Weitzman, Tali Winkler

© The several contributors 2015

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the copyright owner, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope above should be sent to individual chapter authors, or to Ada Palmer, University of Chicago, Department of History, 1126 E. 59th Street, Chicago, IL 60637.

First publication, September 2015.