c 1500 to c 1600
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c 1500 to c 1600
Hardback. China's sixteenth and seventeenth centuries saw an unprecedented explosion in the production of woodblock-printed books. This volume considers what a wide range of late Ming books reveal about their readers' ideas of a pleasurable private life, as well as their orientations toward early modernity and toward traditional Chinese sources of authority. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 275 pages, 5 halftones, 64 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 181 x 27. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Number of pages
- 275
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066809
- ISBN
- 9780674066809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.21
€ 45.99
€ 38.21
Paperback. Sex, greed and treachery at the heart of a Tudor regime. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicholson
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780753826904
- ISBN
- 9780753826904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. What was medicine like in the time of Shakespeare and Oliver Cromwell? Documenting the use of household substances and remedies, this book looks at the emergence of modern medicine from everyday cures such as herbs, oils and foods. It also presents an investigation into the private lives of the spirited Stuarts of the 17th century. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752440279
- ISBN
- 9780752440279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.41
€ 21.99
€ 19.41
Hardback. A masterful, highly engaging analysis of how Shakespeare's plays intersected with the politics and culture of Elizabethan England Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; DSGS; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 242 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1208.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300222715
- ISBN
- 9780300222715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.19
€ 36.99
€ 27.19
Paperback. Takes readers to a time when both the Catholic Church and the main new Protestant denominations embraced a policy of endorsing religious persecution, coercing unity, and, with the state's help, mercilessly crushing dissent and heresy. This work shows how out of the same traditions came the beginnings of pluralism in the West. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691121420
- ISBN
- 9780691121420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.77
€ 46.99
€ 33.77
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.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241973714
- ISBN
- 9780241973714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
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€ 11.44
€ 13.99
€ 11.44
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
€ 53.57€ 42.52
€ 53.57
€ 42.52
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
€ 171.11
€ 171.11
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
€ 74.12
€ 74.12
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
€ 120.18€ 107.53
€ 120.18
€ 107.53
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€ 40.33
€ 47.99
€ 40.33
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
€ 26.88
€ 26.88
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
€ 11.40
€ 11.40
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
€ 25.99€ 19.17
€ 25.99
€ 19.17
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
€ 123.52
€ 123.52
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€ 25.25
€ 26.99
€ 25.25
hardcover. Series Editor(s): Cameron, Professor Euan; Gordon, Professor Bruce; Heal, Dr. Bridget; Mason, Professor Roger A.; Nelson Burnett, Professor Amy; Pettegree, Dr. Andrew; Von Greyerz, Professor Kaspar; Ryrie, Professor Alec; Heal, Dr. Felicity. Series: St Andrews Studies in Reformation History. Num Pages: 272 pages, Includes 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC93; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780754634904
- ISBN
- 9780754634904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 232.51
€ 232.51
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
€ 95.24€ 79.56
€ 95.24
€ 79.56
Paperback. Lady Jane Grey was born into times of extreme danger. Child of a scheming father and a ruthless mother, she lived a live in thrall to political machinations and lethal religious fervour. This book talks about the twists of Tudor power politics, her nine-day reign and its unbearably poignant conclusion. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy, showing light age and shelf wear, remains a nice copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Arrow Book Edition
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KSG0020369
- ISBN
- 9780099493792
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99