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Tulipomania: The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower and the Extraordinary Passions it Aroused
ISBN: 9780753827994 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1630s Holland, thousands of people were caught up in a frenzy of buying and selling. The object of the speculation was the tulip, a bloom newly-arrived from the east. Mike Dash recreates this episode, and evokes Holland's Golden Age.
In 1630s Holland, thousands of people were caught up in a frenzy of buying and selling. The object of the speculation was the tulip, a bloom newly-arr...
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66,29 |
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World-Building and the Early Modern Imagination
ISBN: 9780230105881 / Angielski / Twarda / 282 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The early modern period was rife with attempts to re-imagine the world and the human place within it. This volume looks at natural philosophers, playwrights, historians, and other figures in the period 1500-1700 as a means of accessing the plethora of world models that circulated in Europe during this era.
The early modern period was rife with attempts to re-imagine the world and the human place within it. This volume looks at natural philosophers, playw...
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442,79 |
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Passion of the Knight
ISBN: 9781450039512 / Angielski / Miękka / 346 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Pennington name, while remains somewhat ambiguous do to misspellings is believed to exist before 1066a.d. All data has been traced through various names, religious records and migrations. The true identity of Alan Pennington's wife still is not known, but his three sons have been documented. Family records and events became more accurate after 1464 with Sir John Pennington. To this day more and more is being discovered about Muncaster castle including its growing importance to the Romans during the Roman occupation of Western Europe. Muncaster's history has been one of the most...
The Pennington name, while remains somewhat ambiguous do to misspellings is believed to exist before 1066a.d. All data has been traced through various...
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90,67 |
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Passion of the Knight
ISBN: 9781450039529 / Angielski / Twarda / 346 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Pennington name, while remains somewhat ambiguous do to misspellings is believed to exist before 1066a.d. All data has been traced through various names, religious records and migrations. The true identity of Alan Pennington's wife still is not known, but his three sons have been documented. Family records and events became more accurate after 1464 with Sir John Pennington. To this day more and more is being discovered about Muncaster castle including its growing importance to the Romans during the Roman occupation of Western Europe. Muncaster's history has been one of the most...
The Pennington name, while remains somewhat ambiguous do to misspellings is believed to exist before 1066a.d. All data has been traced through various...
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136,03 |
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A List of Books Printed in Cambridge at the Cambridge University Press, 1521-1800
ISBN: 9780521155410 / Angielski / Miękka / 58 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1935, this volume provides a consummately researched list of the titles printed by Cambridge University Press between 1521 and 1800. Titles are given in chronological order, and those which are considered doubtful as Cambridge publications are shown in italics. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in bibliography and the history of Cambridge University Press.
Originally published in 1935, this volume provides a consummately researched list of the titles printed by Cambridge University Press between 1521 and...
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131,53 |
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H. E. Armstrong and the Teaching of Science 1880-1930
ISBN: 9780521169417 / Angielski / Miękka / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1973, this is a selection of the educational writings of H. E. Armstrong, edited with a full introduction by W. H. Brock. Henry Armstrong (1848 1937) was a controversial and energetic publicist for reforms in science teaching and curricula. He was concerned to make teaching at all levels less didactic and authoritarian, more practical and experimental; where possible a student should be prompted by his own curiosity, and should learn things first hand. He called his approach 'heuristic' - meaning learning through discovery - and sought to establish it through public...
Originally published in 1973, this is a selection of the educational writings of H. E. Armstrong, edited with a full introduction by W. H. Brock. Henr...
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190,45 |
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The Uses of Script and Print, 1300-1700
ISBN: 9780521172707 / Angielski / Miękka / 314 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Focusing on England, this volume investigates written communication in the two centuries before and after the introduction of printing. It explores the boundaries between script and print and considers the relationship of these media with the culture of speech. Contributors consider the applications of script and print by a variety of individuals, groups and communities in the spheres of religion, law, scholarship and politics. They also reassess long-standing assumptions about the impact of printing and the historical divisions it had come to represent.
Focusing on England, this volume investigates written communication in the two centuries before and after the introduction of printing. It explores th...
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258,53 |
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GLADSTONE DIARIES VOL 4 18481854 C
ISBN: 9780199539604 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. .
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672,24 |
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GLADSTONE DIARIES VOL 3 18401847 C
ISBN: 9780199539598 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. .
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522,98 |
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GLADSTONE DIARIES VOL 6 GDS C
ISBN: 9780199269389 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. .
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451,79 |
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GLADSTONE DIARIES VOL 5 GDS C
ISBN: 9780199269372 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. .
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451,79 |
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Hesitancy and Experimentation in Enlightenment Spain and Spanish America
ISBN: 9780415603645 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Published in memory of Ivy L. McClelland, a pioneer-scholar of Spain's eighteenth century, this volume of original essays contains, besides an Introduction to her career and internationally influential writings, three previously unpublished essays by McClelland and nine studies by other scholars, all of which are focused on elucidating the Enlightenment and its characteristic manifestations in the Hispanic world. Among the Enlightenment writers and artists, works and genres, themes and issues discussed, are: Nicolas Moratin and epic poetry, Lillo's The London Merchant and... Published in memory of Ivy L. McClelland, a pioneer-scholar of Spain's eighteenth century, this volume of original essays contains, besides an Intr... |
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436,25 |
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Border Reiver 1513-1603
ISBN: 9781849081931 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Stretching from the North Sea to the Solway Firth, the Border region has a sharply diverse landscape and was a battleground for over 300 years as the English and Scottish monarchs encouraged their subjects to conduct raids across their respective borders. This Warrior title will detail how this narrow strip of land influenced the Borderer's way of life in times of war. Covering every aspect of militant life, from the choice of weapons and armor to the building of fortified houses, this book gives the readers a chance to understand what it must have been like to live life in a late-medieval...
Stretching from the North Sea to the Solway Firth, the Border region has a sharply diverse landscape and was a battleground for over 300 years as the ...
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76,49 |
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Foundations of the Conciliar Theory: The Contribution of the Medieval Canonists from Gratian to the Great Schism
ISBN: 9780521143684 / Angielski / Miękka / 294 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A major problem which occupied thinkers in the later Middle Ages was the question of the internal structure of the Church and the proper interrelationship of its members. Dr Tierney's book is an account of those canonistic theories of Church government which contributed to the growth of the conciliar theory, and which were formulated between Gratian's Decretum (c. 1140) and the Great Schism (1378). It is concerned particularly with the juristic development of the fundamental conciliar doctrine, the assertion that the universal Church was superior to the Church of Rome, with a consequent...
A major problem which occupied thinkers in the later Middle Ages was the question of the internal structure of the Church and the proper interrelation...
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204,11 |
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Daily Life in Rembrandt's Holland
ISBN: 9780804722001 / Angielski / Twarda / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Rembrandt's life (1606-1669) coincided with what the Dutch refer to as their golden age. This study presents a rich picture of a dynamic society that had torn itself away from the mediocrity of its past, a stagnant nation of peasants and fishermen, to pursue an overseas empire that led to great financial wealth and a highly sophisticated cultivation of the arts. This classic work first appeared in English translation in 1963. Among the myriad topics covered are homes, gardens, clothing, food, religion, childrearing, education, medicine, sports and games, holidays and celebrations, painters,...
Rembrandt's life (1606-1669) coincided with what the Dutch refer to as their golden age. This study presents a rich picture of a dynamic society that ...
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261,79 |
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Correspondence, 1647-1653
ISBN: 9780815627920 / Angielski / Twarda / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume is a collection Petrus Stuyvesant's correspondence from 1647 to 1653, the first six years of his tenure as director general of New Netherland. These letters show how the young Stuyvesant handled major problems in his administration and confronted the challenges laid before him.
This volume is a collection Petrus Stuyvesant's correspondence from 1647 to 1653, the first six years of his tenure as director general of New Netherl...
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305,41 |
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Township and Borough: The Ford Lectures 1897: With an Appendix of Notes Relating to the History of Cambridge
ISBN: 9780521176286 / Angielski / Miękka / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Frederick William Maitland (1850 1906) is generally regarded as the modern father of English legal history. In this volume, which was originally published in 1898, Maitland discusses the development of English towns, and the concurrent transition from rural to urban habits which occurred amongst the townspeople. The text was produced as the companion volume to The Ford Lectures, which were given by Maitland during 1897. Consummately researched, it is distinguished by the thorough and sensitive use of primary sources which is characteristic of Maitland's work, a sensitivity that is combined...
Frederick William Maitland (1850 1906) is generally regarded as the modern father of English legal history. In this volume, which was originally publi...
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204,11 |
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La Connaissance Du Saint-Empire En France Du Baroque Aux Lumieres 1643-1756
ISBN: 9783486591439 / Francuski / Twarda / 911 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Das foderale Alte Reich gilt heute wie auch im zeitgenossischen Frankreich in Vielem als vorbildlich. Guido Braun befasst sich mit seinem Bild bei den franzosischen Staatsmannern, Diplomaten, Juristen, Historikern und Philosophen vom Westfalischen Friedenskongress (1643/48) bis zur diplomatischen Revolution (1756). Im Mittelpunkt steht ihr Verstandnis seiner politischen Strukturen. Methodisch betritt das Buch Neuland, da Ubersetzungen als Geschichtsquelle herangezogen und vor dem Hintergrund einer Kulturgeschichte der Diplomatiesprachen interpretiert werden. Die franzosischen Ubersetzungen... Das foderale Alte Reich gilt heute wie auch im zeitgenossischen Frankreich in Vielem als vorbildlich. Guido Braun befasst sich mit seinem Bild bei ... |
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573,45 |
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Die Rückkehr der deutschen Geschichtswissenschaft in die Ökumene der Historiker
ISBN: 9783486587951 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 343 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg galt es fur die deutsche Historikerschaft, die eigene Position im Spannungsverhaltnis zwischen nationalem Selbstverstandnis und internationaler Wissenschaft neu zu justieren. Die Beitrage dieses Bandes verweisen dabei sowohl auf die Beharrungstendenzen als auch auf die Wandlungspotentiale, die die Reinstitutionalisierung der bundesdeutschen Geschichtswissenschaft nach 1945 kennzeichneten. Die Hindernisse, die gerade deutsche und franzosische Historiker zu uberwinden hatten, um nach dem Krieg in eine wissenschaftliche Kommunikation einzutreten, durchziehen den... Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg galt es fur die deutsche Historikerschaft, die eigene Position im Spannungsverhaltnis zwischen nationalem Selbstverstand... |
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254,75 |
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Les 'Autres' Rois: Études Sur La Royauté Comme Notion Hiérarchique Dans La Société Au Bas Moyen Âge Et Au Début de l'Époque Moderne
ISBN: 9783486591415 / Francuski / Miękka / 175 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Wird der Begriff des -Konigs- heute vorwiegend in einem engeren politischen Sinne verstanden und gebraucht, so war dies im ausgehenden Mittelalter anders. Denn neben den bekannten 'politischen' Konigen existierten hier noch zahlreiche 'andere' Konige. Sie standen Berufsgruppen vor, fuhrten Genossenschaften an oder wurden im Rahmen wiederkehrender Zeremonien und Brauche zu Festkonigen gekront. Spielleute und Herolde, Prostituierte und Handler hatten ebenso ihre Konige wie Bogenschutzen oder Adelsgesellschaften. Dabei ging es jedoch nicht um Rituale der Verkehrung oder gar um Akte der...
Wird der Begriff des -Konigs- heute vorwiegend in einem engeren politischen Sinne verstanden und gebraucht, so war dies im ausgehenden Mittelalter and...
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106,02 |
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