wyszukanych pozycji: 4
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English Travelers Abroad, 1604-1667: Their Influence on English Society and Politics, Revised Edition
ISBN: 9780300041804 / Angielski / Miękka / 1989 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. What were the experiences of English travelers who toured Western Europe in the seventeenth century? What influence did Continental travel have on English society and politics? This delightful book by John Stoye allows us to accompany the seventeenth-century British traveler on his journeys into France, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands. It is a travel book for historians and a piece of history for travellers.
Using a vast range of contemporary sources, Stoye describes the journeys of both famous figures and of more obscure travelers, relating common itineraries and the conditions of... What were the experiences of English travelers who toured Western Europe in the seventeenth century? What influence did Continental travel have on Eng...
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287,22 zł |
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Europe Unfolding: 1648-1688
ISBN: 9780631213871 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. The revised edition of this classic text covers both the turbulence of war which raged throughout this period, and explores how, alongside such turbulence, it was possible for some countries to both flourish and produce spectacular advances in art, science and thinking.
The revised edition of this classic text covers both the turbulence of war which raged throughout this period, and explores how, alongside such turbul...
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217,57 zł |
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Marsiglis Europe, 1680-1730: The Life and Times of Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli, Soldier and Virtuoso
ISBN: 9780300055429 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Count Luigi Marsigli (1658-1730) was a nobleman, Habsburg general, emissary of popes, scientist, and patron of the arts and letters. His fascinating life and activities--recounted for the first time by the eminent historian John Stoye--illuminate the many worlds of European civilization during this important period.
Born in Bologna, Marsigli traveled throughout Europe from Istanbul to London, but spent much of his time in the Balkan countries and the lands south of the Danube. Stoye follows the count as he moved through the Habsburg Empire, mapping the terrain, determining boundary lines,... Count Luigi Marsigli (1658-1730) was a nobleman, Habsburg general, emissary of popes, scientist, and patron of the arts and letters. His fascinating l...
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447,74 zł |
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The Siege of Vienna: The Last Great Trial Between Cross & Crescent
ISBN: 9781933648149 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The definitive account of the last serious threat to Western civilization by the armies of Islam. The siege of Vienna in 1683 was one of the turning points in European history. It was the last serious threat to Western Christendom--so disastrous was its potential outcome that countries normally jealous and hostile sank their differences to throw back the Muslim armies and their savage Tartar allies. The consequences of defeat were momentous: the Ottomans lost half of their European territories and began the long decline which led to the final collapse of their empire; and the Habsburgs turned...
The definitive account of the last serious threat to Western civilization by the armies of Islam. The siege of Vienna in 1683 was one of the turning p...
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158,88 zł |