The book examines the cultural ties between European countries during the Renaissance in various fields - education, science, art. The specifics of contacts of that era are covered - from patronage and various forms of unification of humanists to their correspondence and intensive book exchange as a means of social communication. The range of countries covered by the topic of articles includes Italy, Germany, France, England, the Netherlands, Hungary, as well as Russia. Not only the nature of cultural ties in Renaissance Europe is analyzed, but also their role in the formation of the European civilization of the New Age. The collection of articles is illustrated by the works of masters of art of the XV - beginning of the XVII century. For cultural historians, literary critics, art historians, philosophers, as well as a wide range of readers interested in the culture of the Renaissance.