Use the Tripod catalog This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new window to look for relevant books owned by Haverford, Bryn Mawr, and Swarthmore.
The following subject searches are a sampling of possibilities. To find materials on a topic, try doing a title search in the Tripod Catalog to find some relevant material and then use the subject headings assigned to those titles to find more books.
science AND italy AND 16th [Keyword search]
astrology early works to 1800 [Subject search]
(courtier* OR king* OR emperor*) AND (court OR courts) [Keyword] AND (16th OR 17th) [Subject] (newest titles listed first)