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A Companion to Astrology in the Renaissance
ISBN: 9789004183520 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 454 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. It has been called "the most singular centaur that religion and science have ever produced" (Franz Boll). Astrology as a cultural form has puzzled and fascinated generations of humankind. It reached its apogee in the European Renaissance, when it flourished in literature, political expression, medicine, art, and all the other areas of endeavor catalogued in this unique collection. Brill's Companion to Renaissance Astrology brings together a wide array of expertise from around the globe to explain the method and matter of this cultural form, including the Arab and Classical heritage,...
It has been called "the most singular centaur that religion and science have ever produced" (Franz Boll). Astrology as a cultural form has puzzled and...
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885,64 zł |
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Morandi's Last Prophecy and the End of Renaissance Politics
ISBN: 9780691048642 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. One year before Galileo's, another trial was the talk of Rome. The city's most notorious astrologer--Orazio Morandi, abbot of the monastery of Santa Prassede--was brought before the governor's court on charges of possessing prohibited books, fortune telling, and political chicanery. His most serious crime was to have predicted the death of Pope Urban VIII and allowed news of this to spread as far as Spain, where cardinals quickly embarked for Italy to attend a conclave that would not occur for fourteen years. The pope, furious at such astrological and political effrontery, personally... One year before Galileo's, another trial was the talk of Rome. The city's most notorious astrologer--Orazio Morandi, abbot of the monastery of Sant... |
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409,50 zł |
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Energy and Culture: Perspectives on the Power to Work
ISBN: 9781138266865 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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207,43 zł |
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A Mattress Maker's Daughter: The Renaissance Romance of Don Giovanni De' Medici and Livia Vernazza
ISBN: 9780674724662 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. A Mattress Maker's Daughter richly illuminates the narrative of two people whose mutual affection shaped their own lives and in some ways their times. According to the Renaissance legend told and retold across the centuries, a woman of questionable reputation bamboozles a middle-aged warrior-prince into marrying her, and the family takes revenge. He is Don Giovanni de' Medici, son of the Florentine grand duke; she is Livia Vernazza, daughter of a Genoese artisan. They live in luxury for a while, far from Florence, and have a child. Then, Giovanni dies, the family pounces upon the... A Mattress Maker's Daughter richly illuminates the narrative of two people whose mutual affection shaped their own lives and in some ways th... |
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289,11 zł |
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Renaissance Now!: The Value of the Renaissance Past in Contemporary Culture
ISBN: 9783034307901 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 370 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. This volume directs a transdisciplinary gaze on the field of Renaissance Studies as currently practised in Europe, North America and beyond. The concept of the Renaissance as applied to a particular time and place is still regarded as being of central importance to the history of thought and culture. The essays collected here raise the question of the contemporary relevance of the Renaissance.
What is the significance of doing Renaissance Studies now, not only in terms of the field per se, but in terms of what the field has to say to contemporary society? In the past, the field of... This volume directs a transdisciplinary gaze on the field of Renaissance Studies as currently practised in Europe, North America and beyond. The conce...
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469,85 zł |
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Energy and Culture: Perspectives on the Power to Work
ISBN: 9780754645146 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. How will humanity continue to meet its energy needs without destroying the conditions necessary to sustain human life on earth? The search for an answer to this question depends as much on the past as on the present; and as much on the physical sciences as on the social sciences. This book offers a truly trans-disciplinary and trans-cultural look at the problem of energy production and consumption in modern times. Discussing issues of history, politics, science, risk, lifestyle and representation, contributors demonstrate that experiences through time can provide insights into the kinds of...
How will humanity continue to meet its energy needs without destroying the conditions necessary to sustain human life on earth? The search for an answ...
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752,12 zł |
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The Dissemination of News and the Emergence of Contemporaneity in Early Modern Europe
ISBN: 9781032922287 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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207,43 zł |
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Exciting News!: Event, Narration and Impact from Past to Present
ISBN: 9789004689824 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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597,60 zł |
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The Politics of Information in Early Modern Europe
ISBN: 9780415203104 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In its various European contexts, the invention and spread of newspapers in the 17th century had a profound effect on early modern culture and politics. Recent work has explored the intricate paths from event to information and from information to ideology in England, Germany, France, the Dutch Republic, the Spanish Netherlands, Spain, Italy and Scandinavia. This book attempts to bring together some of the innovative work in this burgeoning field.
In its various European contexts, the invention and spread of newspapers in the 17th century had a profound effect on early modern culture and politic...
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752,12 zł |
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Angelica's Book and the World of Reading in Late Renaissance Italy
ISBN: 9781474270311 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Through the lens of a history of material culture mediated by an object, Angelica's Book and the World of Reading in Late Renaissance Italy investigates aspects of women's lives, culture, ideas and the history of the book in early modern Italy.
Inside a badly damaged copy of Straparola's 16th-century work, Piacevoli Notti, acquired in a Florentine antique shop in 2010, an inscription is found, attributing ownership to a certain Angelica Baldachini. The discovery sets in motion a series of inquiries, deploying knowledge about calligraphy, orthography, linguistics,... Through the lens of a history of material culture mediated by an object, Angelica's Book and the World of Reading in Late Renaissance Italy inv...
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674,31 zł |
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Angelica's Book and the World of Reading in Late Renaissance Italy
ISBN: 9781350067134 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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181,49 zł |
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The Politics of Information in Early Modern Europe
ISBN: 9780415513692 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In its various European contexts, the invention and spread of newspapers in the seventeenth century had a profound effect on early modern culture and politics. While recent research has explored the role of the newspaper in transforming information into ideology in various European countries, this book is the first to bring this work together into a comprehensive and comparative survey.
In its various European contexts, the invention and spread of newspapers in the seventeenth century had a profound effect on early modern culture and ...
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280,05 zł |
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