c 1500 to c 1600
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c 1500 to c 1600
Hardcover. Today few would think of astronomy and astrology as fields related to theology. Fewer still would know that physically absorbing planetary rays was once considered to have medical and psychological effects. This book reveals how Renaissance artworks were designed to be not only beautiful but also - perhaps even primarily - functional. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 colour plates, 12 halftones, 14 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; ACND; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226922843
- ISBN
- 9780226922843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.55€ 77.43
€ 94.55
€ 77.43
Paperback. In Your Face concentrates on the basic Renaissance concern with self-fashioning by examining the behavior of some notorious Italian artists and writers, including Michelangelo and Benvenuto Cellini, who upset the decorum of their time on a grand scale. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804762168
- ISBN
- 9780804762168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.97
€ 26.99
€ 26.97
Hardback. In Your Face concentrates on the basic Renaissance concern with self-fashioning by examining the behavior of some notorious Italian artists and writers, including Michelangelo and Benvenuto Cellini, who upset the decorum of their time on a grand scale. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804762151
- ISBN
- 9780804762151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.64
€ 114.64
Hardcover. The conquering by the Persian Safavid dynasty in 1502 ushered in the golden age for today's Iranian city of Isfahan - the city whose name is not without reason translated as 'The Pearl of the Orient'. This title presents the masterworks of Persian architecture and horticulture from the 16th to 18th centuries. Num Pages: 144 pages, 80 col, 40 b&w. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; AMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 232 x 15. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publisher
- Niggli Verlag Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783721206753
- ISBN
- 9783721206753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.57
€ 40.99
€ 33.57
Paperback. The visitor's companion to the palaces, castles & houses associated with Henry VIII's infamous wife. Num Pages: 320 pages, 130. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445639444
- ISBN
- 9781445639444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.82
€ 32.82
Hardcover. The discipline of social history has still not given enough attention to the ways in which the perceptions and roles of "ordinary" people changed over time. In these fascinating British and Dutch cases, we see how the study of this evolution imparts historical texture and enables us to understand early modernity with greater clarity. Editor(s): Jacob, Margaret C.; Secretan, Catherine. Num Pages: 299 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDN; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137380517
- ISBN
- 9781137380517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.26
€ 62.26
Paperback. Pentecost 1549 to All Saints' 1552. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; HBJD; HRAX; HRCC91; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785354304
- ISBN
- 9781785354304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.22
€ 11.22
Paperback. What went on behind closed doors in the Tudor Court? Comprehensive coverage of all the major Tudors: Henry VII, Elizabeth of York, Prince Arthur, Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr, Henry VIII's various mistresses, Edward VI, Mary Tudor and Elizabeth I. Num Pages: 256 pages, 31 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445614755
- ISBN
- 9781445614755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.31
€ 16.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. A vast archive of documents, unread since the sixteenth century, revises the portrait of Spain's best-known king Num Pages: 456 pages, 45 col. illus. & 14 figs. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 38. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300216950
- ISBN
- 9780300216950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.46
€ 25.99
€ 19.46
Hardback. Their empire unmatched in military and cultural might, the Aztecs were poised on the brink of a golden age, when the arrival of the Spanish changed everything. Colin MacLachlan explains why Mexico is culturally Mestizo while ethnically Indian and why Mexicans remain orphaned from their indigenous heritage--the adopted children of European history. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674967632
- ISBN
- 9780674967632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.32
€ 47.99
€ 39.32
Hardback. In 911, the French king ceded land along the river Seine to Rollo the Viking, on condition that he convert to Christianity. This work advances our understanding of early Normandy and the Vikings' transformation from pagan raiders to Christian princes. It also sheds light on the intersection of religious tradition, identity, and power. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 map, 1 genealogical chart. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674024434
- ISBN
- 9780674024434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.95€ 69.50
€ 77.95
€ 69.50
Hardback. This essay collection builds on the latest research on the topic of theatre audiences in early modern England. In broad terms, the project answers the question, 'How do we define the relationships between performance and audience?'. Editor(s): Low, Jennifer A.; Myhill, Nova. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230110649
- ISBN
- 9780230110649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.61€ 75.13
€ 89.61
€ 75.13
Hardcover. Drawing its impetus from the conviction that death is a central yet curiously understudied preoccupation for Edmund Spenser and John Milton, this is a collection of essays on the topic of death in these two monumental representatives of the early modern canon. Editor(s): Bellamy, Elizabeth Jane; Cheney, Patrick; Schoenfeldt, Michael. Num Pages: 227 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333983980
- ISBN
- 9780333983980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.18
€ 119.18
Hardback. While the Jesuits claimed Xu as a convert, he presented the Jesuits as men from afar who had traveled from the West to China to serve the emperor. Num Pages: 384 pages, 17, 15 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; 3JD; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421406060
- ISBN
- 9781421406060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.50
€ 69.50
Hardback. The medieval clergy, aristocracy, and commercial classes tended to regard peasants as objects of contempt and derision, yet, at the same time, they were not viewed like other condemned groups. This text examines these conflicting images from the post-Carolingian period to the German Peasants' War. Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 484 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 34. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804733724
- ISBN
- 9780804733724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.58
€ 180.58
Hardback. This text provides novel readings ofthe Puritan antitheatrical controversy, taking the Puritan position seriously. It includes a comparative history of Byzantine debates over idolatry, and makes the suggestion that the ethical criticism of the developing market economy has relevance for the 2000s. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies Series. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312240073
- ISBN
- 9780312240073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.92
€ 62.92
Hardback. Editor(s): Barry, Jonathan; French, Henry. Num Pages: 265 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403917645
- ISBN
- 9781403917645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.62
€ 62.62
Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HPS; JFCX; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 244 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691163833
- ISBN
- 9780691163833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.19€ 41.59
€ 53.19
€ 41.59
Paperback. Series: I Love.. 400 Fantastic Facts. Num Pages: 160 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 180. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841656977
- ISBN
- 9781841656977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.18
€ 13.99
€ 11.18
Paperback. The Tudor era encompasses some of the greatest changes in our history. But while we know about the historical dramas of the times - most notably in the court of Henry VIII - what was life really like for a commoner like you or me? This is a time traveller's guide to daily life in Tudor England. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 248 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241973714
- ISBN
- 9780241973714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.69
€ 16.99
€ 11.69