Holy Land and the Early Modern Reinvention of Catholicism, Hardback - Megan C. Armstrong

Examines Catholic engagement in the Holy Land, a place of immense spiritual significance for Christians, Muslims and Jews. It explores its spiritua...

Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdAuthor(s): Suzanna IvanicIllustration(s): 450 Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2022Dimension...

A comparative study of the colleges established by Irish, English and Scots Catholics across Europe through the early modern period. -- .

This book offers a complete re-evaluation of the purpose of the workplace, and explores what happens next.Publisher: Reaktion BooksAuthor(s): Phili...

John W. O'Malley works out a remarkable guide to the intellectual and historical developments behind the concepts of Catholic reform, the Counter R...

Reducere. In Making the Miscellany Megan Heffernan examines the poetic design of early modern printed books and explores how volumes of compiled poems, which...

A joyful exploration of the ways in which we relax and rejuvenate around the world, with practical lessons to be drawn from myriad cultures.

Reducere. A Biblical defence of the Catholic Faith. With a mastery of Scripture equal to that of the most committed Protestants, author David Armstrong shows...

Luxury, Fashion and the Early Modern Idea of Credit addresses how social and cultural ideas about credit and trust were affected by the growth and ...

Contributor(s): Author: Stephen C. DoyleMore than an updated second edition, this book combines the best information from the popular first edition...

Reducere. Desperation.Not a phenomenon Tempest could typically claim, but certainly the catalyst for where she's landed. Not in peril, or pain, but in dire n...

DescriptionInstructions and projects that celebrate the diverse beauty and creative possibilities of macramé and knots Every day for a year, artis...

Knowledge and the Early Modern City uses case studies from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries to examine the relationships between knowledge...

Reducere. In the fourth century, a nun named Egeria traveled through the Holy Land and kept a diary of her experiences. In the twenty-first century, Fr. Lawr...

For the first time ever, this book offers a much-needed comprehensive and introductory overview of the tumultuous era of the Crusades.Publisher: Pe...

The scientific and esoteric history of runic studies from the Renaissance to the modern era - Explores the five periods of runic revival: the Renai...

A journalist embedded with Special Forces in Iraq recounts his time on the battlefield and the journey there and back.

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A new look at the crusaders, which shows how they pursued long-term plans and clear strategic goals

Reducere. First published in 1892, Early Life Among the Indians is the biography of Benjamin Armstrong, who in 1840 took up his residence in northern Wiscons...

Publisher: Anthem PressAuthor(s): Roni WeinsteinNumber of pages: 262Collection: Anthem Intercultural Transfer StudiesPublication date: 2022Dimensio...

DescriptionOccult topics have long fascinated artists, and the subject of witches--their imagined bodies and fantastic rituals--was a popular one f...

This book investigates the role of exemplarity as a rhetorical device in late Elizabethan and Jacobean literature and culture. Ullyot argues that e...

Reducere. We think of blue and white porcelain as the ultimate global commodity: throughout East and Southeast Asia, the Indian Ocean including the African c...

The story of the Holy Land, encompassing the three millennia that saw the birth of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Each chapter is written by a l...

Publisher: Modern Language Association of AmericaNumber of pages: 396Collection: Options for Teaching 25Publication date: 2010Cover type: HardbackE...

A charming travelogue exploring the little-understood world of British agriculture

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This first comprehensive account of Daniel Defoe's Tour thro' the Whole Island of Great Britain explores the content, sources, form, and historical...

Influential but often neglected in historical accounts, this spectacular melodrama was an intercultural product of Curtis' encounter and collaborat...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Vivian Boland OPNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 161 x 242 x 28Cover type: Hard...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Professor Drew DanielIllustration(s): 3 halftonesNumber of pages: 288Collection: Thinking Lite...

By the eighteenth century, personal networks bound together the widening British world. In The Opened Letter, Lindsay O'Neill argues that the Briti...

The idea of the separation of powers, a bedrock of modern constitutionalism, has a deeper history. David Flatto uncovers striking antecedents in th...

This is the first broad study of large-scale violence and the methods of its restraint in the early modern world. Its case studies range from the e...

Through fifteen essays that draw on a rich array of primary sources, this collection makes the novel claim that early modern European women, like m...

This book provides an introduction to the archaeology and history of ancient Palestine - modern Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian territories - f...

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Reducere. This travel guide focuses on places that Holy Land tour groups typically visit and gives major attention to connections between the Bible and the l...

Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & CollectionAuthor(s): Jake RansohoffNumber of pages: 400Collection: ExtravagantesPublication date: 2022...

This interdisciplinary collection takes a deep dive into early modern Hispanic health and demonstrates the multiples ways medical practices and exp...

Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers LtdAuthor(s): Ian CampbellIllustration(s): 8 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 336Publication date:...

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In its exploration of puppetry and animation as the performative media of choice for mastering the art of illusion, To Embody the Marvelous engages...

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