Princes of the Renaissance, Paperback - Mary Hollingsworth

An illustrated history of the Renaissance told through the lives of its most important patrons - the princely rulers of Italy's dynastic states.Pub...

An illustrated history of the Renaissance told through the lives of its most important patrons - the princely rulers of Italy's dynastic states.Ill...

Tells the history of the modest family which rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe. This title explores the intensely dramatic rise and...

Reducere. The Renaissance began in Italy, but it grew out of European civilization, with roots in Antiquity, in Christian dogma, and in Byzantium. The artist...

A fresh telling of the rise and fall of the House of Medici, the family that dominated political and cultural life in Florence for three centuries....

Having founded the bank that became the most powerful in Europe in the fifteenth century, the Medici gained political power in Florence, raising th...

Conspiracy, intrigue and faction fighting as the future of Europe hangs in the balance: Mary Hollingsworth tells the story of the papal conclave in...

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Larry Gonick's celebrated series The Cartoon History of the Universe is a unique fusion of world history and the comics medium, a work of serious s...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Dark Ages, then keep reading...Following the fall of Rome in 476 CE, the entire dynamic of E...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 75 bw illusNumber of pages: 232Collection: The Cultural Histories SeriesPublication date: 2022...

Conspiracy, intrigue and faction fighting as the future of Europe hangs in the balance: Mary Hollingsworth tells the story of the papal conclave in...

History's most notorious dynasty brought vividly to life.

It is a widespread prejudice of modern, scientific society that "magic" is merely a ludicrous amalgam of recipes and methods derived from primitive...

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DescriptionMan and Nature in the Renaissance offers an introduction to science and medicine during the earlier phases of the scientific revolution,...

In this fascinating new history, Paul N Balchin provides a comprehensive account of one of the more formative historical periods, uniquely describi...

The Shape of Sex is a pathbreaking history of nonbinary sex, focusing on ideas and individuals who allegedly combined or crossed sex or gender cate...

Learning about art through the ages has never been as interesting or fun as in this humorous and very informative graphic novel. As two kids give t...

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Before long, with the enterprising nuns working tirelessly as typesetters, the Ripoli Press began printing a series of books and pamphlets that tri...

In his bestselling book 1421: The Year China Discovered the World, Gavin Menzies revealed that it was the Chinese that discovered America, not Colu...

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The Princes of the Mughal Empire, 1504–1719 - Munis D. Faruqui

Reducere. A myth-shattering view of the Islamic world's myriad scientific innovations and the role they played in sparking the European Renaissance. Many of ...

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Whitney's two volumes of verse miscellany, "Sweet Nosegay" (1573) and "The Copy of a Letter" (1567), were part of a literary trend of combining cla...

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Publisher: Stenlake PublishingAuthor(s): J. P. HollingsworthIllustration(s): 130 illustrations and photographsNumber of pages: 112Publication date:...

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2017 marks the 200th anniversary of one the most-loved authors of all time, Jane Austen, whose six novels have never been out of print. Paul Hollin...

The mysterious murder of Edward V and his brother Richard is considered in a new light, with the possibility that the princes in the tower were in ...

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Available in English for the first time, Julius von Schlosser's seminal work in the history of art and collecting was the first study to interpret ...

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Now in paperback, this looks at the history of the British royal family during the 1930s and 1940s, as Edward VIII abandoned his throne and his you...

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Reducere. It is the height of the Renaissance. The "princes" of the states which 400 years later will be united into the country of Italy are trying to maint...

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Introducing essential Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques, this practical workbook allows readers to explore the key principles behind C...

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This comprehensive, highly illustrated new study examines Titian's long career and varied output. Tom Nichols argues that Titian's works were self-...

An extremely comprehensive, fully illustrated guide to the history and evolution of the castle under Wales' native rulers (c.1066-1283). Spectacula...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Diana Hollingsworth GesslerA travel guide with character, this fact-filled keepsake offers all the history, beauty, charm, ...

Heretofore scholars have not been willing--perhaps, even been unable for many reasons both academic and personal--to identify much of the Harlem Re...

A sublime compendium of drawings from the school of Renaissance virtuoso Gaudenzio FerrariThis book presents the 16th-century cartoons of Northern ...

Reducere. DescriptionShe was tormented and broken. He promised to take away her pain. But at what cost?After her mother's suicide, Scarlett's grief consumes ...