Frontmatter -- Contents -- Table of Ilustrations -- Preface -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE YEAR 1400 -- III. THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY -- IV. THE YEAR 1500 -- V. THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY -- VI. THE YEAR 1600 -- VII. THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY -- VIII. THE YEAR 1700 -- IX. THE END OF THE EPOCH -- NAME INDEX -- SUBJECT INDEX