EDA - Renaissance 1

'A fascinating exploration of human greed and self-delusion and also a tribute to our ageless search for beauty' DEBORAH MOGGACH. In 1630s' Holland thousands of people, from the wealthiest merchants……続きを見る

SOON TO BE THE TV SERIES 'THE SERPENT QUEEN', STARRING SAMANTHA MORTON The bestselling revisionist biography of one of the great women of the 16th century Orphaned in infancy, Catherine de Medici wa……続きを見る

Established in 1542, the Roman Inquisition operated through a network of almost fifty tribunals to combat heretical and heterodox threats within the papal territories. Whilst its theological, instit……続きを見る

In 1573, the alchemist Anna Zieglerin gave her patron, the Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, the recipe for an extraordinary substance she called the lion's blood. She claimed that this golden oil ……続きを見る

This book, first published in 1920, is an analysis of socialist trends and a synthesis of proletarian aims. It attempts to establish the new political philosophy of left-wing socialists and coins a ……続きを見る

Andet bind af Danmarksfortællingerne handler om Danmarks unge år – fra den tidlige middelalder, over magtkampene mellem kirken og kongen og frem til stavnsbåndet i 1700-tallet. Hvem er vi, os der bo……続きを見る

In 1600, Giordano Bruno, one of the leading intellectuals of the Renaissance, was burned at the stake on the charge of heresy by the Roman Inquisition. He is remembered primarily for his cosmologica……続きを見る

Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) is widely recognized as one of the greatest scientific thinkers in history. Intriguingly, when offered a place in the Medici court in 1610, he requested the title of «Phi……続きを見る

Journaliste, topographe, auteur d’un récit de voyage, médecin des pauvres puis commandant de la Garde civique hambourgeoise, Jonas Ludwig von Heß est un penseur, mais aussi un acteur socio-culturel.……続きを見る

Si l’adultère est un péché et un crime, que punissent les lois humaines et divines, le cocuage en est la face imaginaire et ludique. Aussi éternel que la réalité qu’il désigne, il connaît de la fin ……続きを見る

The women who wielded the real power behind the throne in Renaissance Italy, from a bestselling historian. This book is one of drama on a grand scale, a Renaissance epic, as Christendom emerged from……続きを見る

This book examines the alliance between the Spanish Crown and Genoese merchant bankers in southern Italy throughout the early modern era, when Spain and Genoa developed a symbiotic economic relation……続きを見る

Renaissance Europe witnessed a surge of interest in new scientific ideas and theories. Whilst the study of this 'Scientific Revolution' has dramatically shifted our appreciation of many facets of th……続きを見る

Best known as the Saducismus triumphatus (1681), Joseph Glanvill’s book on witchcraft is among the most frequently published from the seventeenth century, and its arguments for the reality of diabol……続きを見る

Francis I (1494-1547) was inconstant, amorous, hot-headed and flawed. Arguably he was also the most significant king that France ever had. A contemporary of Henry VIII of England, Francis saw himsel……続きを見る

The first major scholarly investigation into the rich history of the marked body in the early modern period, this interdisciplinary study examines multiple forms, uses, and meanings of corporeal insc……続きを見る

The inspiration for the STARZ original series, The Serpent Queen ー second season premiering July 12th! “A beautifully written portrait of a ruthless, subtle and fearless woman fighting for survival……続きを見る

A History of the Georgian People (1971) begins with an account of the early history and ethnographic background of Georgia, and goes on to cover the country’s political history from 1000 to 1800 and……続きを見る

This collection investigates the culture and history of the Low Countries in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries from both international and interdisciplinary perspectives. The period was one of……続きを見る

Leonie Frieda, the bestselling author of Catherine de Medici, returns to sixteenth-century Europe in the evocative and entertaining biography, Francis I. Catherine de Medici’s father-in-law, King Fr……続きを見る