A facility of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, Distinguished Professor Joel Martin, Dean, University of Massachusetts Amherst

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This image comes from the front page of the 1549 Froben Printing House edition of Naturalus Historia by Pliny the Elder (23-79 A.D.), which the Center has recently acquired

Collections

The Center houses a library of over 25,000 items focusing on Renaissance studies and provides access to select online databases via the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The collection supports general research into all aspects of the English and Continental Renaissance (1400-1700), in addition to selected areas of special focus. At the heart of these areas of concentration are several special collections that have been donated to the Center.

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Special Collections

The Center's collection, including over 600 rare books, does not circulate; patrons are invited to spend time in our Reading Room and make use of the Center's online catalog and paging services. Please see our Reading Room rules.

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