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c 1500 to c 1600
hardcover. Presents the story of Rudolf II, an emperor more interested in the great talents and minds of his times than in the exercise of his power. Rarely leaving Prague Castle, he gathered around him a galaxy of famous figures: the Italian painter, Giuseppe Arcimboldo; the Danish astronomer, Tycho Brahe; and the German mathematician, Johannes Kepler. Num Pages: 320 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 571. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvill Secker
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSK0000450
- ISBN
- 9780436205217
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Mark Peterson makes an extraordinary claim in this fascinating book focused around the life and thought of Galileo: it was the mathematics of Renaissance arts, not Renaissance sciences, that became modern science. Painters, poets, musicians, and architects brought about a scientific revolution that eluded the philosopher-scientists of the day. Num Pages: 352 pages, 22 line illustrations; 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; BGH; HBLH; PBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 214 x 29. Weight in Grams: 542. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034819
- ISBN
- 9780674059726
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. How did a time-keeping device affect the growth of guilds and scientific research that led to the Industrial Research? "Clocks and Cultures" is a brief history of the changes wrought by and on Europe over 400 years due to technological advances in timekeeping and the rise of a time-aware culture. Series: Norton Library. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBTB; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 226. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034462
- ISBN
- 9780393324433
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. Challenges the paradigm of the societal decline as inadequate for understanding the Ottoman society and state during this period. This book evaluates the established historical view of the Ottoman Empire as an Eastern despotic nation-state in decline, and instead analyzes it as a modern state comparable to contemporary states in Europe and Asia. Series: Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms. Num Pages: 172 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630852
- ISBN
- 9780815630852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.95
€ 29.95
hardcover. Series: Acta Historica Scientiarum Naturalum et Medicinalium. Num Pages: 519 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HP; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 183 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1226. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. In illustrated covers, no dj as issued, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034092
- ISBN
- 9788772898179
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. An anthology that covers the entirety of the American maritime experience. It provides students with usable, and historically significant documents that prompt class discussion and critical thinking. Editor(s): Smith, Joshua M.; National Maritime Historical Society (U.S.). Num Pages: 400 pages, 6 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813033044
- ISBN
- 9780813033044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.59
€ 50.59
paperback. This 1997 book discusses the shift to quantitative perception which made modern science, technology, business practice and bureaucracy possible. Num Pages: 262 pages, 19 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; PDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 56. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032457
- ISBN
- 9780521554275
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Conciliation And Confession: The Struggle for Unity in the Age of Refo...
. Ed(S): Louthan, Howard; Zachman, Randall C.
paperback. This volume investigates the activities of those who worked for the restoration of ecclesial unity, first in the conciliar era, then in the early years of the Protestant reformations, and finally during the "confessional age," when the theological and cultural characteristics of competing religious groups began to emerge. Editor(s): Louthan, Howard; Zachman, Randall C. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HRCC2; HRCC7; HRCC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268033637
- ISBN
- 9780268033637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.78
€ 36.78
Paperback. Collects shards of the expectations and regrets that survive in petitions, manuscript records of university controversy, and recollections of proponents of lay and local control. The fragments recover thinking about the laity that gave "revolutionary force" to late Tudor puritanism. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268033057
- ISBN
- 9780268033057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.81
€ 51.81
Paperback. Shows how the ancient Romans haunted the Spanish conquest of the New World. This book tells how while the conquistadors themselves challenged the reputations of the Romans for incomparable military genius and daring, Spanish critics of the conquest launched a concerted assault upon two other prominent uses of ancient Rome. Series: History, Languages & Cultures of the Spanish & Portuguese Worlds S. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KL; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472031788
- ISBN
- 9780472031788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.09
€ 41.09
Paperback. Countering the traditional view that colonial coercion was the driving force behind the religious conversion of the native population in 16th century Mexico, the author shows how Spanish missionaries in fact drew on existing native ceremonies in order to make Christianity more accessible to the Nahua population they were trying to convert. Series: History, Languages & Cultures of the Spanish & Portuguese Worlds S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JB; HRCC7; HRCV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472031849
- ISBN
- 9780472031849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.58
€ 36.58
Paperback. A documentary history of perhaps the most significant event in human history - the Scientific Revolution. Using primary sources to discover the conceptual and institutional foundations of modern science, the reader explores the worlds of science and religion, scholars and craftsmen. Editor(s): Oster, Malcolm. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333970027
- ISBN
- 9780333970027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.85
€ 57.85
Ultimately, she shows how a few gifted students of nature changed the way we see ourselves and the universe. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 200 pages, 24, 24 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; HPK; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801896552
- ISBN
- 9780801896552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.14
€ 63.14
Garcilaso de la Vega and the Material Culture of Renaissance Europe examines the role of cultural objects in the lyric poetry of Garcilaso de la Vega, the premier poet of sixteenth-century Spain. Series: Toronto Iberic. Num Pages: 248 pages, 33. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADS; 3JB; ACND; DSBD; DSC; JFCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 238 x 28. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442647558
- ISBN
- 9781442647558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.93
€ 91.93
This edition of the treatise - which includes an introduction by Geoffrey W. Symcox on the intellectual context within which it was conceived - is a must-read for anyone interested in the life of cities both historical and contemporary. Series: Lorenzo da Ponte Italian Library. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442645073
- ISBN
- 9781442645073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.46
€ 65.46
This new English translation of Merchant Writers includes all the texts from the original Italian edition in their entirety. Moreover, it offers a gripping personal introduction to the mercantile world of medieval and Renaissance Florence. Editor(s): Ciavolella, Massimo; Ballerini, Luigi. Translator(s): Baca, Murtha. Series: Lorenzo da Ponte Italian Library. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442637146
- ISBN
- 9781442637146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 96.60
€ 96.60
Many of the letters in this volume, which covers the period August 1530 to March 1531, reflect Erasmus' anxieties over events at the Diet of Augsburg (June-November 1530). Editor(s): Estes, James M. Translator(s): Fantazzi, Charles. Series: Collected Works of Erasmus. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; DSA; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 182 x 32. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442648784
- ISBN
- 9781442648784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 225.87
€ 225.87
hardcover. An examination of Irish Gothic art from the years 1169 to 1550. It looks at what survives of Gothic art in Ireland and discusses such wide-ranging topics as the historiography of the style, its metalwork, iconography and forms. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 208 pages, 35 colour pl 170 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3H; 3JB; ACK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 275 x 220 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1234.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300094350
- ISBN
- 9780300094350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 28.78
€ 39.99
€ 28.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 190 x 15. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Edition
- 7th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780205887590
- ISBN
- 9780205887590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.34
€ 124.34
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
€ 220.51
€ 220.51
Paperback. This book, written by an archaeologist, summarises the main findings and new suggestions about the development of the City, its ups and downs through the Black Death and the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and its place in Europe as a capital city with great architecture and relations. Series: Studies in the Archaeology of Medieval Europe. Num Pages: 344 pages, 118 black and white illustrations and 10 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3H; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 190 x 19. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908049728
- ISBN
- 9781908049728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.95
€ 60.95
Paperback. Mary Tudor is often written off as a twisted queen who tried desperately to pull England back to the Catholic Church that was so dear to her mother, and sent many to burn at the stake in the process. This biography argues that Mary, neither boring nor basically bloody, was a hard-working, 'hands on', and decisive queen than is commonly recognized. Series: Routledge Historical Biographies. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415327213
- ISBN
- 9780415327213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.98
€ 52.98
paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; CBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415442329
- ISBN
- 9780415442329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.21
€ 59.21
Paperback. Historian William J. Bouwsma here examines the conventional view of the European Renaissance as the root and foundation of modern culture, arguing instead that while it had a beginning and a climax, the Renaissance also had an ending. Series: Yale Intellectual History of the West. Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 491.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300097177
- ISBN
- 9780300097177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.29
€ 46.29