The Bookshop of the World: Making and Trading Books in the Dutch Golden Age (Pettegree Andrew)(Paperback)

The Bookshop of the World: Making and Trading Books in the Dutch Golden Age (Pettegree Andrew)(Paperback)

This account uncovers for the first time a largely overlooked marvel of the Dutch Golden Age: books. Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen show how the Dutch reshaped the seventeenth-century book world and, in the process, bought and owned more books per capita than any other people in

The Book in the Renaissance (Pettegree Andrew)(Paperback)

A groundbreaking study of the fascinating, yet largely unknown world of books in the first great age of print, 1450-1600 The dawn of print was a major turning point in the early modern world. It rescued ancient learning from obscurity, transformed knowledge of the natural and physical world, and

On the Nile in the Golden Age of Travel (Humphreys Andrew)(Paperback)

Night Trains: The Rise and Fall of the Sleeper (Martin Andrew)(Paperback)

In Night Trains, Andrew Martin attempts to relive the golden age of the great European sleeper trains by using their modern-day equivalents. This is no simple matter. The night trains have fallen on hard times, and the services are disappearing one by one. But if the Orient Express experience can

The Invention of News: How the World Came to Know about Itself (Pettegree Andrew)(Paperback)

The extraordinary history of news and its dissemination, from medieval pilgrim tales to the birth of the newspaper Long before the invention of printing, let alone the availability of a daily newspaper, people desired to be informed. In the pre-industrial era news was gathered and shared through

The Master Painters of the Dutch Golden Age: Their Lives and Works in 500 Images (Hodge Susie)(Pevná vazba)

Named retrospectively, the Golden Age was a period when the new Dutch Republic had become the most prosperous nation in Europe, leading in trade, science and art. From 1600 for almost a century, more than four million paintings were produced there, and the accomplishments in realism and naturalism

The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age (Schama Simon)(Paperback)

Schama explores the mysterious contradictions of the Dutch nation that invented itself from the ground up, attained an unprecedented level of affluence, and lived in constant dread of being corrupted by happiness. Drawing on a vast array of period documents and sumptuously reproduced art, Schama

World Beneath the Sands - Adventurers and Archaeologists in the Golden Age of Egyptology (Wilkinson Toby)(Paperback / softback)

A vivid account of the men and women who revealed the treasures of Ancient Egypt to the world, from the first decipherment of hieroglyphics to the opening of the tomb of

Dutch and Flemish Masterworks from the Rose-Marie and Eijk Van Otterloo Collection: A Supplement to Golden (Duparc Frederik J.)(Pevná vazba)

Highlights from one of the world's most impressive private collections of Dutch Golden Age masterpiecesOver the past 35 years, husband-and-wife collector duo Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo have acquired an unparalleled private collection of 17th-century Dutch and Flemish paintings, representing a

Books That Changed the World: The 50 Most Influential Books in Human History (Taylor Andrew)(Paperback)

Books That Changed the World tells the fascinating stories behind 50 books that, in ways great and small, have changed the course of human history. Andrew Taylor sets each text in its historical context and explores its wider influence and legacy. Whether he's discussing the incandescent effect of

Nicolaes Maes: Dutch Master of the Golden Age (Cornelis Bart)(Paperback)

An expert look at the life and captivating work of the Dutch painter Nicolaes Maes, Rembrandt's most famous pupil This book offers a close look at the art of Dutch Golden Age painter Nicolaes Maes (1634-1693). One of Rembrandt's most talented students, Maes began by painting biblical scenes in the

When Baghdad Ruled the Muslim World: The Rise and Fall of Islam's Greatest Dynasty (Kennedy Hugh)(Paperback)

The 'golden age of Islam' in the eighth and ninth centuries was as significant to world history as the Roman Empire was in the first and second centuries. The rule of Baghdad's Abbasid Dynasty stretched from Tunisia to India, and its legacy influenced politics and society for years to come. In this

The Golden Age of Science Fiction: A Journey Into Space with 1950s Radio, Tv, Films, Comics and Books (Wade John)(Paperback)

John Wade grew up in the 1950s, a decade that has since been dubbed the 'golden age of science fiction'. It was a wonderful decade for science fiction, but not so great for young fans. With early television broadcasts being advertised for the first time as 'unsuitable for children' and the

Dutch Light (Aldersey-Williams Hugh)(Paperback)

Hugh Aldersey-Williams transports us to the Dutch Golden Age a time of immense scientific and artistic innovation - in this histo-biography of Christiaan Huygens, one of Europes leading, yet unsung,

The Golden Age of Strength and Conditioning (Epley Boyd)(Paperback)

In The Golden Age of Strength & Conditioning, 32 college and professional strength coaches share their story of how they became part of the 'golden years' of strength and conditioning. From sharing their start in the profession, to the adversities they had to overcome, and the philosophies and

Rude Awakening: Perils, Pitfalls, and Hard Truths of the Spiritual Path (Mistlberger P. T.)(Paperback)

We live in the 'Golden Age' of publishing for spiritual, esoteric, and new age books of all conceivable stripes. This title is dedicated to examining, under a sharp light, the many ways our spiritual development goes wrong, or disappears altogether in the sheer crush of books and the routine grind

The Future of Fallout, and Other Episodes in Radioactive World-Making (Masco Joseph)(Paperback)

In The Future of Fallout, and Other Episodes in Radioactive World-Making Joseph Masco examines the strange American intimacy with and commitment to existential danger. Tracking the simultaneous production of nuclear emergency and climate disruption since 1945, he focuses on the psychosocial

Renaissance Magic and the Return of the Golden Age: The Occult Tradition and Marlowe, Jonson, and Shakespeare (Mebane John S.)(Paperback)

For all their pride in seeing this world clearly, the thinkers and artists of the English Renaissance were also fascinated by magic and the occult. The three greatest playwrights of the period devoted major plays (The Tempest, Doctor Faustus, The Alchemist) to magic, Francis Bacon often referred to

The Haunted Screen: Expressionism in the German Cinema and the Influence of Max Reinhardt (Eisner Lotte H.)(Paperback)

The Golden Age of German cinema began at the end of the First World War and ended shortly after the coming of sound. From The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari onwards the principal films of this period were characterized by two influences: literary Expressionism, and the innovations of the theatre directors

Making Handmade Books: 100+ Bindings, Structures & Forms (Golden Alisa)(Paperback)

100+ Bindings Structures and Forms! In the digital world, books may seem like an endangered species, but bookmaking is more popular than ever. Thanks to the 100 ideas in this volume, the craft is now available to everyone. In as little as an afternoon, beginners will be on their way to folding,

The Oxford History of Greece and the Hellenistic World (Boardman John)(Paperback)

From the epic poems of Homer to the glittering art and architecture of Greece's Golden Age, to the influential Roman systems of law and leadership, the classical Greek world established the foundations of our culture as well as many of its most enduring achievements. Now, in this vivid volume,

Age of Concrete: Housing and the Shape of Aspiration in the Capital of Mozambique (Morton David)(Paperback)

Age of Concrete is a history of the making of houses and homes in the sub rbios of Maputo (Louren o Marques), Mozambique, from the late 1940s to the present. Often dismissed as undifferentiated, ahistorical 'slums,' these neighborhoods are in fact an open-air archive that reveals some of people's

The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East - Nicholas Morton

How the Mongol invasions of the Near East reshaped the balance of world power in the Middle Ages.For centuries, the Crusades have been central to the story of the medieval Near East, but these religious wars are only part of the region's complex history. As The Mongol Storm reveals, during the same

Making Uzbekistan: Nation, Empire, and Revolution in the Early USSR (Khalid Adeeb)(Paperback)

In Making Uzbekistan, Adeeb Khalid chronicles the tumultuous history of Central Asia in the age of the Russian revolution. He explores the complex interaction between Uzbek intellectuals, local Bolsheviks, and Moscow to sketch out the flux of the situation in early-Soviet Central Asia. His focus on