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This book offers a new perspective on the history of early modern Jewish communities by centering the experiences of Jewish midwives. In the wake of the Thirty Years' War, as cities and towns across……続きを見る

This volume studies initial attempts by Italian women of the early modern period to assert their dignity and gender equality through skillful interpretation of the Bible. It shows how the holy text ……続きを見る

In the 17th century, in a Europe torn apart by wars, religious disputes, and superstitions, Johannes Kepler transformed a fragile lifeーmarked by illness, precariousness, and family lossesーinto one……続きを見る

In the turbulent seventeenth century, amidst civil wars, revolutions, and religious disputes, John Locke became one of the minds that best understood ー and best discussed ー the price of authority ……続きを見る

Les Pays-Bas exercent depuis toujours une fascination sur le public français. Géographiquement proche, le pays semble si différent. Les voyageurs français ne s’y sont pas trompés. Dès 1600, les prem……続きを見る

In 17th-century Italy, Galileo Galilei transforms a world built on authority into one sustained by evidence. Between classrooms, courts, and makeshift observatories, his life traces the complete arc……続きを見る

In 17th-century England, a fragile child born 'too small' becomes, through discipline and obsession, the man who rewrites the rules of heaven and Earth. This book traces the life of Isaac Newton bey……続きを見る

The Magnificent Lies of Madeleine Béjarttransports readers to 17th-century France, a time when the stage was as full of intrigue as the lives of those who performed on it. At the heart of this richl……続きを見る

In a Europe torn by wars, censorship, and scientific upheaval, René Descartes decided to distrust everything in order to find a truth that could not be demolished. This book traces his life: the fra……続きを見る

A child prodigy in 17th-century France learns all too quickly that intelligence is not enough for living. Blaise Pascal invents, argues, and transforms science while his body becomes a cage and his ……続きを見る

In einer kalten Winternacht, die ganze Stadt liegt längst in tiefem Schlaf, wird Herr Descartes plötzlich von Zweifeln befallen: Was, wenn zwei und drei vielleicht gar nicht fünf ergibt? Täuscht mic……続きを見る

The seventeenth-century man of letters John Aubrey is remembered, above all, for his great biographical work, Brief Lives. He also wrote pioneering works dealing with education, geology, languages, ……続きを見る

The Man in the Iron Mask has all the hallmarks of a thrilling adventure story: a glamorous and all-powerful king, ambitious ministers, a cruel and despotic gaoler, dark and sinister dungeons - and a……続きを見る

The Gunpowder Plot is perhaps the most famous and well-documented event in British Early Modern history. This means the story can be told through original dialogue recorded at the time to a greater ……続きを見る

Evidence of the foulness and cruelty of the greatest catastrophe ever to hit London is still being unearthed under the streets of the capital today. The fresh plague pits containing thousands of ske……続きを見る

¿Cuándo un libro deja de ser simplemente algo antiguo para transformarse en un objeto de deseo? En este trabajo, David McKitterick examina, por primera vez, el desarrollo de la idea de libro raro pa……続きを見る

This study explores – for the first time – the changing professions and roles of the women who worked to clothe six Stuart queens between 1603–1714: Anna of Denmark, Henrietta Maria, Catherine of Br……続きを見る

The Abbey of Clugny itself is a formulaic novel, using misattributions of identity, disguises, and alternative identities to make up for an often-lackluster plot. While such a description is hardly ……続きを見る

Friedrich I. (1657 - 1713) galt lange als weltfremder Schöngeist, der sich aus Prunksucht 1701 selbst zum König in Preußen erhob. Peter Stephan beschreibt den «schiefen Fritz» demgegenüber als planm……続きを見る

Dieses Buch bietet ein vollständiges und zutiefst menschliches Porträt von Ludwig XIV. von Frankreich, dem berühmten Sonnenkönig – von seiner von der Fronde geprägten Kindheit bis zu seinen letzten ……続きを見る

Im England des 16. Jahrhunderts, geprägt von Religionskriegen, Verschwörungen und äußeren Bedrohungen, besteigt Isabel I. den Thron mit der inneren Gewissheit, dass Überleben ihr erster Sieg sein wi……続きを見る

Im aufgewühlten 17. Jahrhundert, zwischen Bürgerkriegen, Revolutionen und religiösen Auseinandersetzungen, wurde John Locke zu einem der Geister, der den Preis der Autorität und den Wert der Freihei……続きを見る

Une figure féminine persécutée et méprisée émerge des ténèbres médiévales, transformée en symbole de rébellion et de savoir occulte. Victime des superstitions et de l'oppression cléricale, elle devi……続きを見る

La polvere dei codici antichi nasconde il fuoco ardente di una rivoluzione culturale che cambierà per sempre il volto dell'Europa. Un instancabile studioso viaggia fino a Costantinopoli per salvare ……続きを見る

Il passaggio travolgente di un imperatore cambia per sempre il volto e l'anima di una nazione frammentata. Attraverso cronache vivide e dettagli storici affascinanti, emerge il ritratto di un'Italia……続きを見る

Pasea por las callejuelas empedradas y los patios floridos de una urbe donde el pasado respira en cada rincón. La magnificencia de sus recintos sagrados, el legado romano y el espíritu andaluz conve……続きを見る

Una profunda reflexión sobre los lazos históricos, culturales y espirituales que unen de manera indisoluble a dos continentes. Analiza las complejidades de un legado compartido y las fricciones de u……続きを見る

Las complejas raíces históricas y culturales que unen a dos continentes se examinan con una mirada analítica y reveladora. Explorando los lazos coloniales, el intercambio lingüístico y las herencias……続きを見る

Au cœur des ténèbres du Moyen Âge, la figure de la femme rejetée s'érige en symbole de résistance face à l'oppression religieuse et patriarcale. De la guérison par les plantes à l'accusation de pact……続きを見る

In the mid-seventeenth century, Shabbatai Zvi, a rabbi from Izmir, claimed to be the Jewish messiah, and convinced a great many Jews to believe him. The movement surrounding this messianic pretender……続きを見る