The Renaissance Complete (Aston Margaret)(Paperback)

The Renaissance Complete (Aston Margaret)(Paperback)

No period has been more discussed and dissected than the Renaissance. Today's emphasis on the period's complexity--the way ideas, politics, religion, society, art, and science depend upon and affect one another. The Renaissance Complete brings the image to center stage. More than 1,000

A Tutor for the Renaissance Lute (Poulton Diana)(Paperback)

(Schott). For the complete beginner to the advanced

Equipment in Anaesthesia and Critical Care: A Complete Guide for the Frca (Aston Daniel)(Paperback)

The Complete Essays (Montaigne Michel)(Paperback)

Michel de Montaigne was one of the most influential figures of the Renaissance, singlehandedly responsible for popularising the essay as a literary form. This Penguin Classics edition of The Complete Essays is translated from the French and edited with an introduction and notes by M.A. Screech. In

The Complete Works of Alberto Caeiro: Bilingual Edition (Pessoa Fernando)(Paperback)

Here, in Margaret Jull Costa and Patricio Ferrari's splendid new translations, are the complete poems of Alberto Caeiro, the imaginary 'heteronym' coterie created by Fernando Pessoa, the Portuguese modernist master. Pessoa conceived Caeiro around 1914 and may have named him loosely after his

Renaissance Architecture (Anderson Christy)(Paperback)

The Renaissance was a diverse phenomenon, marked by innovation and economic expansion, the rise of powerful rulers, religious reforms, and social change. Encompassing the entire continent, Renaissance Architecture examines the rich variety of buildings that emerged during these seminal centuries of

Hildegard of Bingen (Meconi Honey)(Paperback)

A Renaissance woman long before the Renaissance, the visionary Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) corresponded with Europe's elite, founded and led a noted women's religious community, and wrote on topics ranging from theology to natural history. Yet we know her best as Western music's most

Renaissance Fun (Steadman Philip)(Paperback)

An amusing account of the technology of Renaissance entertainment and the ancient influences that inspired it. Renaissance Fun is about the technology of entertainment in the forms of stage machinery, theatrical special effects, gardens, fountains, automata, and self-playing musical instruments

Renaissance Galway: Delineating the Seventeenth-Century City (Walsh)(Paperback)

Renaissance Galway is the next ancillary publication from the Irish Historic Towns Atlas. The subject of the book is the remarkable 'pictorial map' of Galway, which was produced in the mid-seventeenth century. It offers a bird's eye view of Galway city at this time and presents insights into the

Margaret Thatcher: The Autobiography (Thatcher Margaret)(Paperback)

Published in a single volume for the first time, Margaret Thatcher is the story of her remarkable life told in her own words--the definitive account of an extraordinary woman and consummate politician, bringing together her bestselling memoirs The Downing Street Years and The Path to Power

The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (Burckhardt Jacob)(Paperback)

For nineteenth-century Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt, the Italian Renaissance was nothing less than the beginning of the modern world - a world in which flourishing individualism and the competition for fame radically transformed science, the arts, and politics. In this landmark work he depicts

The Economy of Renaissance Florence (Goldthwaite Richard A.)(Paperback)

Richard A. Goldthwaite, a leading economic historian of the Italian Renaissance, has spent his career studying the Florentine economy. In this magisterial work, Goldthwaite brings together a lifetime of research and insight on the subject, clarifying and explaining the complex workings of

Aston Martin Db7: The Complete Story (Noakes Andrew)(Pevná vazba)

The car that would become the DB7 began its gestation in 1991. Developed entirely under the ownership of Ford, this new smaller Aston Martin was intended to add a new higher-volume strand to Aston Martin's range, and when the good-looking car was launched in 1993 it soon became obvious that this

The Civilization of Europe in the Renaissance (Hale John)(Paperback)

The masterpiece of Britain's leading Renaissance scholar. Winner of the Time-Life Silver Pen Award and The Royal Society of Literature Award. 'A superb evocation of the Europe of the 'long 16th-century', wonderfully fresh and rich in its copious illustrative detail, full of innumerable delights

A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Renaissance (Currie Elizabeth)(Paperback)

Spurred by an increasingly international and competitive market, the Renaissance saw the development of many new fabrics and the use of highly prized ingredients imported from the New World. In response to a thirst for the new, fashion's pace of change accelerated, the production of garments

Colloquial Norwegian: The Complete Course for Beginners (Oleary Margaret Hayford)(Paperback)

Colloquial Norwegian provides a step-by-step course in Norwegian as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Norwegian in a broad

European Weapons and Armour: From the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution (Oakeshott Ewart)(Paperback)

The story of arms in Western Europe from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. A treasury of information based on solid scholarship, anyone seeking a factual and vivid account of the story of arms from the Renaissance period to the Industrial Revolution will welcome this book. The author

Titian: And the End of the Venetian Renaissance (Nichols Tom)(Paperback)

Titian is best known for paintings that embodied the tradition of the Venetian Renaissance--but how Venetian was the artist himself? In this study, Tom Nichols probes the tensions between the individualism of Titian's work and the conservative mores of the city, showing how his art undermined the

The Renaissance Flute: A Contemporary Guide (Clark Kate)(Paperback)

The renaissance flute, with its rich history, stunning repertoire, and mellow tone, has attracted a significant following among flutists, whether they specialize in modern flute or historical instruments. Yet, actually delving into the study of renaissance flute has proven a challenge - there

Renaissance - Assassin's Creed Book 1 (Bowden Oliver)(Paperback / softback)

The Year of Our Lord 1476 - the Renaissance: culture and art flourish the bloodiest corruption and violence. Bitter blood-feuds rage between the warring political families of Italy. Following the murder of his father and brothers, Ezio Auditore di Firenze is entrusted with an ancient Codex, the key

The Renaissance: A Very Short Introduction (Brotton Jerry)(Paperback)

More than ever before, the Renaissance stands out as one of the defining moments in world history. Between 1400 and 1600, European perceptions of society, culture, politics and even humanity itself emerged in ways that continue to affect not only Europe but the entire world. In this wide-ranging

Psychic Literacy: & the Coming Psychic Renaissance (Swann Ingo)(Paperback)

The Renaissance in Italy (Ruggiero Guido)(Paperback)

This book offers a rich and exciting new way of thinking about the Italian Renaissance as both a historical period and a historical movement. Guido Ruggiero's work is based on archival research and new insights of social and cultural history and literary criticism, with a special emphasis on

Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps (Van Duzer Chet)(Paperback)

The sea monsters on medieval and Renaissance maps, whether swimming vigorously, gamboling amid the waves, attacking ships, or simply displaying themselves for our appreciation, are one of the most visually engaging elements on these maps, and yet they have never been carefully studied. The subject