VER - Renaissance 1

“This book is nothing less than the definitive study of a text long considered central to understanding the Renaissance and its place in Western culture.” ーJames Hankins, Harvard University Pico de……続きを見る

Alejado de la biografía tradicional de los grandes hombres, Manuel Rivero Rodríguez propone una mirada renovada sobre Felipe II. El llamado "rey prudente" no fue servidor de un Estado ni artífice de……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

Die wissenschaftliche Revolution der Renaissance war kein plötzlicher Durchbruch einzelner Genies – sie entstand aus jahrzehntelanger Arbeit von Astronomen, Anatomen, Mathematikern, Handwerkern und ……続きを見る

Das moderne Bild vom Renaissance-Genie – einsam, inspiriert, autonom – verschleiert die historische Realität der Kunstproduktion. Dieses Buch zeigt, wie Meisterwerke in Florenz, Venedig und Rom tats……続きを見る

Una ventana privilegiada a los mecanismos del poder y la comunicación política en el Barroco español. Manuel Rivero Rodríguez nos sumerge en el mundo de la propaganda política del Barroco a través d……続きを見る

La palabra imperio es compleja y ambigua, designa un aparato de poder que abarca un conjunto amplio de territorios y naciones sometidos a una sola autoridad. Asimismo, todo imperio ejerce una podero……続きを見る

El concepto de Historia Moderna ha tenido distintas interpretaciones a lo largo de los siglos. En Historia Moderna se estudia el periodo que va de los siglos XV al XIX, estructurado en cuatro bloque……続きを見る

Enfrentado a la tarea de reeditar La España de don Quijote -publicada en 2005 en esta misma colección-, Manuel Rivero Rodríguez ha hallado razones de peso para renunciar al empeño y acometer, en cam……続きを見る

Descubre el relato inédito de un testigo ocular de la guerra que cambió el curso de la historia europea. En Comentario del coronel Francisco Verdugo, de la guerra de Frisia, te sumergirás en las mem……続きを見る

Ontdek de mystieke reis van een kunstenaar door het hart van Centraal-Azië! Van Orenburg naar Samarkand neemt je mee op een onvergetelijke expeditie door de uitgestrekte steppen en levendige steden ……続きを見る

Descubra os segredos ocultos de uma era esquecida nas profundezas da África Oriental! Em "Memoria ácerca dos Portuguezes na Abyssinia", o Visconde de Soveral transporta-nos para um mundo de intrigas……続きを見る

Descubre el enigma que desafía la historia y la razón. En "El legado del ignorantismo", T. H. Pardo de Tavera nos sumerge en un mundo donde el conocimiento y la ignorancia se entrelazan en una danza……続きを見る

Descubra os segredos de uma nação através das palavras de um dos seus cronistas mais ilustres! "Noticias de Portugal" de Manoel Severim de Faria é uma obra que transporta o leitor para o coração da ……続きを見る

Still-Life as Portrait in Early Modern Italy centers on the still-life compositions created by Evaristo Baschenis and Bartolomeo Bettera, two 17th-century painters living and working in the Italian ……続きを見る

French mercantile endeavors in late seventeenth- and eighteenth-century India were marked by novel intersections of aesthetics, science, and often violent commercialism. Connecting all of these worl……続きを見る

There have been no shortage of controversial Popes who were accused by Catholics and other Christians of impropriety, but the most controversial of all was the Borgia Pope, Alexander VI. Born Rodrig……続きを見る

Have you ever wondered what the Tudors ate? What was served at the courtly feasts of Henry VIII, or what kept peasants alive through the harsh winters of the sixteenth century? The Tudor Cookbook pr……続きを見る

This book provides an easy to understand overview of British History in 50 Events. Inside you will learn about… - The Foundation of London - The Great Viking Invasion - The Battle of Hastings - The ……続きを見る

Sheds new light on European and regional book markets, the development of a public sphere and the impact of new media on intellectual, social, religious and political change. How do you become a cit……続きを見る

Actes du colloque de Valence (15-18 mai 2002), organisé par la Société française d'étude du XVIe siècle et l'Association Renaissance-Humanisme-Réforme. Edité par Michel Bideaux et Marie-Madeleine Fr……続きを見る

The Smoke of London uncovers the origins of urban air pollution, two centuries before the industrial revolution. By 1600, London was a fossil-fuelled city, its high-sulfur coal a basic necessity for……続きを見る

Paradoxes of Defence was first published in London in 1599. It was written by George Silver, an English gentleman, who was appalled at the influx of Italian rapier fencing into England, and set out ……続きを見る

Am 29. Januar 1523 reiste eine Gesandtschaft des dänischen Adels nach Husum, um Herzog Friedrich I. von Schleswig und Holstein die dänische Krone anzubieten. Als König blieb Friedrich seinen Herzogt……続きを見る

Elizabeth of York, often overshadowed by her famous descendants, was a strong and influential queen who united the warring houses of York and Lancaster. Elizabeth of York has often been overlooked b……続きを見る

Written by one of the 20th Century’s foremost historians of Iberia, Harold Livermore was a prize-winning author and one of the first anglophone scholars to research the annals of Spain and Portugal.……続きを見る

Originally published in 1958, this was the first scholarly anglophone history of Spain. It covers the whole story from Spanish pre-history onwards and includes a full treatment of the various states……続きを見る

La vocazione filosofica di Tommaso Campanella (1568-1639) gli aprì la strada alla riflessione politica, che gli costò la carcerazione più che ventennale, per un preteso disegno di congiura anti-spag……続きを見る

Emotions make history, and they have a history. They influence historical events such as revolutions, riots and protest movements. At the same time, they are shaped by historical experiences tied to……続きを見る

The Silver Empire is the first comprehensive account of how the Holy Roman Empire created a common currency in the sixteenth century. The problems that gave rise to the widespread desire to introduc……続きを見る