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Caravaggio (1571–1610), einer der berühmtesten und einflussreichsten Maler des europäischen Barock, erregte bereits zu Lebzeiten mit innovativen, lebensnahen Darstellungen in dramatischer Licht- und……続きを見る

Enemies of the Cross examines how suffering and truth were aligned in the divisive debates of the early Reformation. Vincent Evener explores how Martin Luther, along with his first intra-Reformation……続きを見る

Advances in technology allow us to see the invisible: fetal heartbeats, seismic activity, cell mutations, virtual space. Yet in an age when experience is so intensely mediated by visual records, the……続きを見る

Household anthologies of seventeenth-century Isfahan collected everyday texts and objects, from portraits, letters, and poems to marriage contracts and talismans. With these family collections, Kath……続きを見る

This book showcases the wide variety of commercial cosmopolitan practices that arose from the global economic entanglements of the early modern period. Cosmopolitanism is not only a philosophical id……続きを見る

Exemplary Violence explores the violent colonial history of the New Kingdom of Granada (modern-day Colombia and Venezuela) by examining three seventeenth-century historical accountsーPedro Simón’s N……続きを見る

“That negro slavery is not the only one that this country has had to contend against is surprisingly shown in Miss Bourne’s ‘White Slavery in Colonial Time.’” -St. Alban’s Messenger, May 28, 1903 Wh……続きを見る

Esta obra conta uma história de mensageiros. Mensageiros, carteiros e estafetas povoam a literatura, o imaginário coletivo e as páginas escritas pelos historiadores, e permeiam desde a Bíblia, até o……続きを見る

Les corsaires du roi Louis XIV sont des capitaines de navires rapides, habilités par le gouvernement pour capturer des bâtiments de commerce ennemis, durant les guerres. René Dugay-Trouin est l'un d……続きを見る

Britain and its Neighbours explores instances and periods of cultural contact and exchanges between communities in Britain with those in other parts of Europe between c.500 and 1700. Collectively, t……続きを見る

The Jewish Metropolis: New York City from the 17th to the 21st Century covers the entire sweep of the history of the largest Jewish community of all time. It provides an introduction to many facets ……続きを見る

Winner of ASOR's 2022 G. Ernest Wright Award for the most substantial volume dealing with archaeological material, excavation reports and material culture from the ancient Near East and Eastern Medi……続きを見る

This book examines the relationship between imperial governance and political economy in eighteenth-century Britain, particularly in Canada and Ireland. It is concerned with the way economic ideolog……続きを見る

The Huguenot II: Building the Dream picks up right where The Huguenot: Flight From Terror ends. Readers fell in love with three French émigré forced to flee France because of their Protestant faith ……続きを見る

This is the story of the most significant devotional author of the seventeenth century in his first full English language biography. Using previously unknown letters as a few of the resources, this ……続きを見る

Die Zeit zwischen 1648 und 1789 ist eine Zeit der Gegensätze und Paradoxien. Das «lange» 18. Jahrhundert erfand die Menschenrechte – und ließ die weibliche Hälfte der Menschheit außen vor. Es propag……続きを見る

Ein großer Historischer Roman um den Bau des Hamburger Michels, Krieg und Frieden und die Freiheit, sein eigenes Glück zu suchen Nach einem verunglückten Experiment wird Benjamin von seinem Vater na……続きを見る

Everyday Political Objects examines a series of historical case studies across a very broad timescale, using objects as a means to develop different approaches to understanding politics where both i……続きを見る

The Asante World provides fresh perspectives on the Asante, the largest Akan group in Southern Ghana, and what new scholars are thinking and writing about the "world the Asante made." By employing a……続きを見る

In "To the Mareschal de Cr√©qui," Charles de Saint-√âvremond expertly weaves together a tapestry of wit, eloquence, and philosophical insight, delivering a series of letters that reflect the complex……続きを見る

The "Charter Granted by Queen Elizabeth to the East India Company" serves as a pivotal document in understanding the genesis of British imperialism and global trade during the Elizabethan era. Writt……続きを見る

Following the execution of Charles I in January 1649, England's fledgling republic was faced with a dilemma: which parts of the nation's bloody recent past should be remembered, and how, and which w……続きを見る

In this fascinating collection, twelve colleagues of the late Mark Kishlansky come together to reconsider the meanings of England’s mid-seventeenth-century revolution. Their chapters range widely: f……続きを見る

By spring 1645, two years of civil war had exacted a dreadful toll upon England. People lived in terror as disease and poverty spread, and the nation grew ever more politically divided. In a remote ……続きを見る

Featuring more than 40 beautiful illustrations, this stunning work presents one of the world’s most influential fencing treatises. Ridolfo Capo Ferro was a legend in his own lifetime. His intricate ……続きを見る

Modern credit, developed during the financial revolution of 1620–1720, laid the foundation for England’s political, military, and economic dominance in the eighteenth century. Possessed of a general……続きを見る

Clementina Sobieska, figlia del principe di Polonia, è promessa sposa di Giacomo Stuart, il "principe esiliato", che con questa unione formerebbe in Europa un partito a lui favorevole. A impedire l……続きを見る

The untold story of a group of Irish cities and their remarkable development before the age of industrialization A backward corner of Europe in 1600, Ireland was transformed during the following cen……続きを見る

The legends that die hardest are those of the romantic outlaw, and those of swashbuckling pirates are surely among the most durable. Swift ships, snug inns, treasures buried by torchlight, palm-frin……続きを見る

Long recognized as a classic account of the early Spanish efforts to convert the Indians of Peru, Father De Arriaga's book, originally published in 1621, has become comparatively rare even in its Sp……続きを見る