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Hardcover. Presents a record of Florentine musician Jacopo Peri's wide-ranging investments and activities in the marketplace that enables a detailed account of the Florentine economy in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, and opens a completely new perspective on one of Europe's principal centers of capitalism. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 470 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; AVH; HBJD; HBLH; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 233 x 38. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 470
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674724648
- ISBN
- 9780674724648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.02€ 57.11
€ 61.02
€ 57.11
Paperback. For at least two and a half millennia, the figure of Orpheus has haunted humanity. Half-man, half-god, musician, magician, theologian, poet and lover, his story never leaves us. The author goes in search of Orpheus, from the forests where he walked and the mountains where he worshipped to the artefacts, texts and philosophies built up round him. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845951689
- ISBN
- 9781845951689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.77
€ 21.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486437019
- ISBN
- 9780486437019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.97
€ 12.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages, b&w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556436574
- ISBN
- 9781556436574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.93
€ 18.99
€ 17.93
Hardcover. Editor(s): Tyneh, Carl S. Num Pages: 347 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; HRCC8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 183 x 30. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590334669
- ISBN
- 9781590334669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.54€ 45.33
€ 57.54
€ 45.33
Orthodox Christianity and Nationalism in Nineteenth-century Southeaste...
Lucian N. . Ed(S): Leustean
This book explores the impact of nationalism on Orthodox Christianity in nineteenth-century South-Eastern Europe. It analyses the challenges posed by nationalism to the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the ways in which Orthodox Churches engaged in the nationalist ideology in Greece, Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria. Editor(s): Leustean, Lucian N. Series: Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought (FUP). Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVW; 3JH; HRCC2; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823256068
- ISBN
- 9780823256068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.97
€ 65.97
Paperback. Presents an introduction to Orthodox Church. This guide describes the key concepts, beliefs and practices. Series: Simple Guides S. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 112 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Kuperard United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857334876
- ISBN
- 9781857334876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.41
€ 11.41
Paperback. The essays collected in this volume represent an ecumenical and interdisciplinary engagement with the numerous factors that have come to comprise the multiple and often ambivalent contours of "Eastern" Christian attitudes towards an ambiguous, multiform, and ever-changing "West." Editor(s): Demacopoulos, George E.; Papanikolaou, Aristotle. Series: Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought (FUP). Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823251933
- ISBN
- 9780823251933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.08
€ 46.99
€ 42.08
Paperback. Tells the history of Orthodox Jews in America, from the 17th century onwards, and examines how Orthodox Jewish men and women coped with the personal, familial, and communal challenges of religious freedom, economic opportunity, and social integration. This title is suitable for those seeking to understand the American Jewish experience. Series: Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 400 pages, 17 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220608
- ISBN
- 9780253220608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. How has the Orthodox liturgy come to have the shape it has? How different is it from the eucharistic rites of the Western churches? Hugh Wybrew's authoritative but splendidly readable book traces the development of the Orthodox liturgy from the Last Supper to the present day. Num Pages: 189 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC8; HRCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- St Vladimir´s Seminary Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881411003
- ISBN
- 9780881411003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Hardcover. A pivotal period in Russian history, the Time of Troubles in the early seventeenth century has taken on new resonance in the country's post-Soviet search for new national narratives. This title provides comprehensive study of the church during the Troubles. Num Pages: 300 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC2; HRCC8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804460
- ISBN
- 9780875804460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.80
€ 59.80
Paperback. Philip Yancey's 'desert island book'! Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC8; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 115 x 18. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340746387
- ISBN
- 9780340746387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. Series: Moody Classics. BIC Classification: AGR; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 180 x 15. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Moody Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802456571
- ISBN
- 9780802456571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.87
€ 11.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. A collection of essays that re-examine Walter Bauer's thesis on the emergence of Christian orthodoxy from multiple competing Christianities in the light of more recent historical scholarship. Editor(s): Hartog, Paul A. Num Pages: 286 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 175 x 255 x 25. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780227175392
- ISBN
- 9780227175392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.63
€ 53.63
Paperback. Explores the dynamics between Orthodoxy and politics in Romania, providing an accessible narrative on church-state relations from the establishment of the state in 1859 to the rise of Ceau?escu in 1965. The book argues that Romanian national communism had an ally in a strong Church, and analyzes religious diplomacy with actors in the West. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBJD; HBTB; HRAM; JPA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 369.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349304110
- ISBN
- 9781349304110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Explores the dynamics between Orthodoxy and politics in Romania, providing an accessible narrative on church-state relations from the establishment of the state in 1859 to the rise of CeauAuescu in 1965. The book argues that Romanian national communism had an ally in a strong Church, and analyzes religious diplomacy with actors in the West. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBLW; HRAM2; HRCC8. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230218017
- ISBN
- 9780230218017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268026073
- ISBN
- 9780268026073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.51
€ 46.99
€ 41.51
Paperback. This book summarizes results of decades of Japanese intensive archaeological study and introduces some local museums conserving and interpreting cultural heritage in the face of overwhelming urbanization. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 293 x 205 x 13. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Archaeopress United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784913755
- ISBN
- 9781784913755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.29
€ 75.29
Hardback. Japan's merchant capital in the late sixteenth century, Osaka remained an industrial center into the 1930s, developing a distinct urban culture to rival Tokyo's. Osaka Modern maps the city as imagined in Japanese popular literature and cinema as well as contemporary radio, television, music, and comedy from the 1920s to the 1950s. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 22 x 15 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674975187
- ISBN
- 9780674975187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.89
€ 44.99
€ 37.89
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780232532012
- ISBN
- 9780232532012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.65
€ 13.99
€ 11.65