Welcome to the official blog for the Massachusetts Center
for Renaissance Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The Renaissance Center is a locus for the
study of the culture and achievements of the Renaissance period, one that contributes
to the field of Renaissance studies through research, teaching, and outreach to
the University of Massachusetts campus, the Five College community of the Pioneer
Valley, and beyond. This blog will be concerned with our collection, a teaching
library which includes 25,000 books and monographs related to the English and
Continental Renaissance, including nearly a 1,000 hand pressed books printed between
1400-1700. Our library and special collections draw a diverse assortment of
scholars and students, ranging from academics with international reputations
researching projects to undergraduates from the Five College Community simply
looking for an opportunity to handle early modern printed books. It is my hope that this blog will be an informal
and democratic space in which these students and scholars can discuss how
objects in our collection relate to their research, explain which books in our
collection interest them and why, or even just a place where people connected
to the Center can write about topics and questions our library has helped them
pursue. Just as importantly, I want this blog to demonstrate to readers the
kinds of resources available at the Center, making them feel welcome into our vibrant
scholarly community.
--David Katz
Curator at the Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies,
Umass Amherst
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