Answers the who, what, where, when, and why of the life and times of sixteenth century artist Michelangelo, with information on art, architecture, food, fashion, history, politics, people, places, literature, and customs of the time.
Falsely accused of plotting to overthrow King Claudio, scholarly Mangus the magician, along with his street-smart servant boy, Fabrizio, face deadly consequences unless they can track down the real traitor by the stroke of midnight.
In Italy in 1491, Magnus the magician and his apprentice are summoned to the castle of Duke Claudio to determine if his daughter is indeed being haunted by a ghost.
An account of Columbus's voyage links descriptions of life in various countries in fifteenth-century Europe with those of life among various Indians in the New World.
Explores the achievements of the Renaissance. Includes peel back see-through pages to look inside a Florentine town house, Columbus's ship the Santa Maria, St. Peter's in Rome, and a printer's workshop.
