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Important Books From Sixteenth Century Europe - Page 2

I've tried to be fairly comprehensive while also prioritizing books that people still read. The list will of course reflect my own biases and interests. Authors are limited to three appearances, although I could've picked many more for people like Shakespeare and Machiavelli.
I also want to say that Listchallenges search function does not always seem to search the author's name category, and this is extremely annoying, particularly for foreign authors whose works might appear under a variety of names.
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On the Immortality of the Soul (Pietro Pomponazzi)
On the Immortality of the Soul
41
Pietro Pomponazzi
On the Infinite Universe and Worlds (Giordano Bruno)
On the Infinite Universe and Worlds
42
Giordano Bruno
On the Jews and Their Lives (Martin Luther)
On the Jews and Their Lives
43
Martin Luther
On the Nature of Metals (Georgius Agricola)
On the Nature of Metals
44
Georgius Agricola
Orlando Furioso (Ludovico Ariosto)
Orlando Furioso
45
Ludovico Ariosto
Pantagruel (François Rabelais)
Pantagruel
46
François Rabelais
Pierre De Ronsard Poems (Pierre De Ronsard)
Pierre De Ronsard Poems
47
Pierre De Ronsard
Restoration of Christianity (Michael Servetus)
Restoration of Christianity
48
Michael Servetus
Richard III (William Shakespeare)
Richard III
49
William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
50
William Shakespeare
Shulcan Aruch (Yosef Karo)
Shulcan Aruch
51
Yosef Karo
Six Books of the Republic (Jean Bodin)
Six Books of the Republic
52
Jean Bodin
Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius
Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius
53
Stoglav/Book of One Hundred Chapters (Russian Orthodox Church)
Stoglav/Book of One Hundred Chapters
54
Russian Orthodox Church
Tamburlaine (Christopher Marlowe)
Tamburlaine
55
Christopher Marlowe
The Art of War (Machiavelli)
The Art of War (Machiavelli)
56
The Bible, Martin Luther Edition (Various)
The Bible, Martin Luther Edition
57
Various
The Book of Common Prayer (Edited by Brian Cummings)
The Book of Common Prayer
58
Edited by Brian Cummings
The Book of the Courtier (Baldesar Castiglione)
The Book of the Courtier
59
Baldesar Castiglione
The Catechism of the Council of Trent (Council of Trent)
The Catechism of the Council of Trent
60
Council of Trent
The Collected Works of Saint John of the Cross (San Juan De La Cruz)
The Collected Works of Saint John of the Cross
61
San Juan De La Cruz
The Complete Poems of Michelangelo (Michelangelo)
The Complete Poems of Michelangelo
62
Michelangelo
The Complete Prophecies of Nostradamus (Nostradamus)
The Complete Prophecies of Nostradamus
63
Nostradamus
The Defense and Illustration of the French Language (Joachim Du Bellay)
The Defense and Illustration of the French Language
64
Joachim Du Bellay
The Essays of Francis Bacon (Francis Bacon)
The Essays of Francis Bacon
65
Francis Bacon
The Essays of Michel De Montaigne
The Essays of Michel De Montaigne
66
The Facetious Nights of Straparola (Giovanni Francesco Straparola)
The Facetious Nights of Straparola
67
Giovanni Francesco Straparola
The Faerie Queene (Edmund Spenser)
The Faerie Queene
68
Edmund Spenser
The Five Orders of Architecture (Giacomo Barozzi Da Vignola)
The Five Orders of Architecture
69
Giacomo Barozzi Da Vignola
The Four Voyages (Christopher Columbus)
The Four Voyages
70
Christopher Columbus
The Heptameron (Marguerite De Navarre)
The Heptameron
71
Marguerite De Navarre
The Ideal Senator (Laurentius Grimaldius Goslicius)
The Ideal Senator
72
Laurentius Grimaldius Goslicius
The Life of Lazarillo De Tormes (Anonymous)
The Life of Lazarillo De Tormes
73
Anonymous
The Life of St Teresa of Avila by Herself
The Life of St Teresa of Avila by Herself
74
The Lives of the Artists - Giorgio Vasari
The Lives of the Artists - Giorgio Vasari
75
The Lusiads
The Lusiads
76
The Mandrake (Niccolò Machiavelli)
The Mandrake
77
Niccolò Machiavelli
The Obedience of a Christian Man (William Tyndale)
The Obedience of a Christian Man
78
William Tyndale
The Old Arcadia (Philip Sidney)
The Old Arcadia
79
Philip Sidney
The Prince (Niccolò Machiavelli)
The Prince
80
Niccolò Machiavelli
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