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What to read after The Portable Renaissance Reader by James Bruce Ross: 24 titles sharing themes of 16th Century, Renaissance, Modern, and European, chosen for mood and literary overlap.

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Alcohol in the Early Modern World A Cultural History

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A Sourcebook of Early Modern European History Life, Death, and Everything in Between

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Themes: 16th Century • Renaissance • Modern

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