D.A.R. - Renaissance 1

On 4 November 1501, a fifteen-year-old girl arrived in England to marry the fifteen-year-old prince of that kingdom. Their parents, especially the boy’s, hoped that the marriage would secure the fut……続きを見る

Many people know about the dramatic rise and fall of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s controversial second wife, but this is the first book to look at her life from a Continental perspective. Her role mode……続きを見る

Children of the House of Cleves describes and analyses the lives of Sybylla, Anna, Wilhelm and Amalia, the children of Johann III, Duke of Cleves. Though their parents were staunch Catholics, Wilhel……続きを見る

Durante los siglos XV y XVI el conocimiento que Europa tenía del resto del mundo conoció una transformación fundamental. La conexión de los océanos del mundo que hicieron posible las exploraciones m……続きを見る

From fairy tales and fiction to Tiktok, the specter of the witch has cast a long shadow over women and popular culture. Witchcraft: Gendered Perspectives traces the history of and evolution of the t……続きを見る

Dès le texte biblique, libérer l’individu possédé par le diable est une question épineuse qui reçoit une réponse musicale : David soigne Saul grâce au pouvoir de son instrument. Si la théorie musica……続きを見る

La Renaissance flamboie ! C’est l’époque des grands triomphes transposés sur les tentures : les châteaux, les grandes chasses, les invitations à la Cour, les voyages, toutes les scènes qui représent……続きを見る

This is a book for advanced Tudor fans. If you know nothing about the Tudors, this is not the book for you! Originally published in 1878, The Six Marriages of Henry VIII is like the farsical love ch……続きを見る

De tout temps les épices ont été recherchées pour leur odeur et leur saveur irremplaçables. On les acheminait par caravanes et voies maritimes. Ce livre présente d’abord un panorama des circuits qu’……続きを見る

The Parisian magistrate Jacques-Auguste de Thou (1553-1617) was a major figure in the French Wars of Religion (1562-1598) and their immediate aftermath. Best known for his magisterial History of his……続きを見る

Après le triomphe de Marignan, c’est la défaite de Pavie. Prisonnier de Charles Quint en Espagne, le roi François 1er doit laisser ses deux fils en otage. Le plus âgé se rebelle et le plus jeune pre……続きを見る

A fascinating book exploring the early modern authors who helped to shape Shakespeare’s beloved plays. Shakespeare’s plays have influenced generations of writers, but who were the early modern playw……続きを見る

Tracing the demonstrative aesthetic shift in literary writings of fashionable London during the late 1590s, this book argues that the new forms which emerged during this period were intimately linke……続きを見る

This book provides a comprehensive assessment of Dürer’s depictions of human diversity, focusing particularly on his depictions of figures from outside his Western European milieu. Heather Madar con……続きを見る

In a scholarly career spanning five decades, Rhoda Rappaport published perceptive analyses of science in the culture of early Modern Europe, France in particular, with strong emphasis on geology's e……続きを見る

Fifty Key Theatre Designers looks at the history of theatrical scenography by examining the work and contributions of fifty ground-breaking set, costume, lighting, and projection designers since the……続きを見る

Primavera de 1572: en vísperas de su boda en París con la princesa Margarita de Valois, el rey de Navarra Enrique III goza de unos días de caza y diversión en Saint-Etienne de Baigorri, en el castil……続きを見る

Strange Histories is an exploration of some of the most extraordinary beliefs that existed in the late Middle Ages through to the end of the seventeenth century. Presenting serious accounts of the a……続きを見る

This study commences with a simple question: how did Russia matter to England in the age of William Shakespeare? In order to answer the question, the author studies stories of Lapland survival, dipl……続きを見る

The Supernatural in Tudor and Stuart England reflects upon the boundaries between the natural and the otherworldly in early modern England as they were understood by the people of the time. The book……続きを見る

This work explores the social foundation of evidence law in a specific historical social and cultural context - the debate concerning the proof of the crime of witchcraft in early modern England. In……続きを見る

Looking at the experiences of women in early modern Portugal in the context of crime and forgiveness, this study demonstrates the extent to which judicial and quasi-judicial records can be used to e……続きを見る

The European Witch-Hunt seeks to explain why thousands of people, mostly lower-class women, were deliberately tortured and killed in the name of religion and morality during three centuries of inter……続きを見る

The fascinating correspondence of the Berlin lawyer and musician Christian Gottfried Krause is an important document reflecting the trends and developments in aesthetics, music theory and music maki……続きを見る

WINNER OF THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE FOR GLOBAL CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING SHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN-HESSEL TILTMAN PRIZE 2021 LONGLISTED FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2021 ‘Helps re-centre how we loo……続きを見る

OUVRAGE COURONNÉ PAR L’ACADÉMIE FRANÇAISE. Extrait: DES CARACTÈRES DE L’INVENTION ORIGINALE ET DES CAUSES QUI LA FONT INÉPUISABLE. CHAPITRE PREMIER. CARACTÈRES ESSENTIELS DE L’INVENTION ORIGINALE. L……続きを見る

First published in 1998, this book presents an overview of some recent debates on the history of religion in England from the accession of James I to the outbreak of the Civil War. Darren Oldridge r……続きを見る

Originally published in 1945, at a time when feelings against the German people were running high, this book is as much a revealing insight into the psyche of the Germans as it is a history of Germa……続きを見る

Erasmo, grande umanista del Cinquecento, ricordato e celebrato per l'ironico e godibilissimo Elogio della follia, scrive questo testo nel 1529, che per profondità d'indagine e l'attualità dei princi……続きを見る

The Corporation of the Master in Deeds of Arms of Paris was founded under the auspices of Charles IX in 1567 and, for the next 225 years, it regulated the conduct and teaching of fencing in Paris un……続きを見る