11 books in History - Renaissance
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The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior
The Intersecting Lives of Da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped
Written by Paul Strathern
Format: Hardcover, 480 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $30.00
The Renaissance was a child of many fathers—none more important than the three iconic figures whose intersecting lives provide the basis for this astonishing work of narrative history: Leonardo Da Vinci, Niccolo Machiavelli and Cesar Borgia. Each could not have been more different. They would meet only for a short time... Read more >
The Intersecting Lives of Da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped
Written by Paul Strathern
Format: Hardcover, 480 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $30.00
The Renaissance was a child of many fathers—none more important than the three iconic figures whose intersecting lives provide the basis for this astonishing work of narrative history: Leonardo Da Vinci, Niccolo Machiavelli and Cesar Borgia. Each could not have been more different. They would meet only for a short time... Read more >
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The Artist, The Philosopher, and the Warrior
The Intersecting Lives of Da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped
Written by Paul Strathern
Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $30.00
The Renaissance was a child of many fathers—none more important than the three iconic figures whose intersecting lives provide the basis for this astonishing work of narrative history: Leonardo Da Vinci, Niccolo Machiavelli and Cesar Borgia. Each could not have been more different. They would meet only for a short time... Read more >
The Intersecting Lives of Da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped
Written by Paul Strathern
Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $30.00
The Renaissance was a child of many fathers—none more important than the three iconic figures whose intersecting lives provide the basis for this astonishing work of narrative history: Leonardo Da Vinci, Niccolo Machiavelli and Cesar Borgia. Each could not have been more different. They would meet only for a short time... Read more >
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Leonardo's Universe
The Renaissance World of Leonardo DaVinci
Written by Bulent Atalay and Keith Wamsley
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: January 6, 2009
Price: $35.00
A veritable rock star in the book world some five centuries after his birth, Leonardo Da Vinci is a man for the ages. Millions of readers hungrily ponder the mysteries behind his sketch-filled notebooks, radical inventions, and enigmatic paintings. This stunning book, like no other on the market, explores the master’s... Read more >
The Renaissance World of Leonardo DaVinci
Written by Bulent Atalay and Keith Wamsley
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: January 6, 2009
Price: $35.00
A veritable rock star in the book world some five centuries after his birth, Leonardo Da Vinci is a man for the ages. Millions of readers hungrily ponder the mysteries behind his sketch-filled notebooks, radical inventions, and enigmatic paintings. This stunning book, like no other on the market, explores the master’s... Read more >
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From Heaven to Arcadia
The Sacred and the Profane in the Renaissance
Written by Ingrid D. Rowland
Format: Trade Paperback, 324 pages
On Sale: November 25, 2008
Price: $17.95
From the revelations of classical statuary pulled from the Roman soil as the popes began rebuilding the city in the fifteenth century, to the myth of serenity that Venice constructed to conceal its physical and political fragility, to bloody yet cultured Florence under the Medici, Ingrid D. Rowland traces the worldly... Read more >
The Sacred and the Profane in the Renaissance
Written by Ingrid D. Rowland
Format: Trade Paperback, 324 pages
On Sale: November 25, 2008
Price: $17.95
From the revelations of classical statuary pulled from the Roman soil as the popes began rebuilding the city in the fifteenth century, to the myth of serenity that Venice constructed to conceal its physical and political fragility, to bloody yet cultured Florence under the Medici, Ingrid D. Rowland traces the worldly... Read more >
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The Renaissance
A Short History
Written by Paul Johnson
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.00
The Renaissance holds an undying place in the human imagination, and its great heroes remain our own, from Michelangelo and Leonardo to Dante and Montaigne. This period of profound evolution in European thought is credited with transforming the West from medieval to modern; reviving the city as the center of human... Read more >
A Short History
Written by Paul Johnson
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.00
The Renaissance holds an undying place in the human imagination, and its great heroes remain our own, from Michelangelo and Leonardo to Dante and Montaigne. This period of profound evolution in European thought is credited with transforming the West from medieval to modern; reviving the city as the center of human... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Dogs of God
Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors
Written by James Reston, Jr.
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $16.00
From the acclaimed author of Warriors of God comes a riveting account of the pivotal events of 1492, when towering political ambitions, horrific religious excesses, and a drive toward international conquest changed the world forever.
James Reston, Jr., brings to life the epic story of Spain’s effort to consolidate its own burgeoning... Read more >
Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors
Written by James Reston, Jr.
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $16.00
From the acclaimed author of Warriors of God comes a riveting account of the pivotal events of 1492, when towering political ambitions, horrific religious excesses, and a drive toward international conquest changed the world forever.
James Reston, Jr., brings to life the epic story of Spain’s effort to consolidate its own burgeoning... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Dogs of God
Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors
Written by James Reston, Jr.
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $16.00
From historian James Reston, Jr., comes a riveting account of the pivotal events of 1492, a year when towering political ambitions, horrific religious excesses, and a drive toward adventure and conquest changed the world forever.
The Dogs of God chronicles one of the most savage epochs in human history, the years of... Read more >
Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors
Written by James Reston, Jr.
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $16.00
From historian James Reston, Jr., comes a riveting account of the pivotal events of 1492, a year when towering political ambitions, horrific religious excesses, and a drive toward adventure and conquest changed the world forever.
The Dogs of God chronicles one of the most savage epochs in human history, the years of... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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From Heaven to Arcadia
The Sacred and the Profane in the Renaissance
Written by Ingrid Rowland
Format: Hardcover, 324 pages
On Sale: January 31, 2005
Price: $24.95
From the revelations of classical statuary pulled from the Roman soil as the popes began rebuilding the city in the fifteenth century, to the myth of serenity that Venice constructed to conceal its physical and political fragility, to bloody yet cultured Florence under the Medici, Ingrid Rowland traces the worldly, unworldly... Read more >
The Sacred and the Profane in the Renaissance
Written by Ingrid Rowland
Format: Hardcover, 324 pages
On Sale: January 31, 2005
Price: $24.95
From the revelations of classical statuary pulled from the Roman soil as the popes began rebuilding the city in the fifteenth century, to the myth of serenity that Venice constructed to conceal its physical and political fragility, to bloody yet cultured Florence under the Medici, Ingrid Rowland traces the worldly, unworldly... Read more >
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The Renaissance
A Short History
Written by Paul Johnson
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: August 6, 2002
Price: $14.00
The Renaissance holds an undying place in our imagination, its great heroes still our own, from Michelangelo and Leonardo to Dante and Chaucer. This period of profound evolution in European thought is credited with transforming the West from medieval to modern and producing the most astonishing outpouring of artistic creation the... Read more >
A Short History
Written by Paul Johnson
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: August 6, 2002
Price: $14.00
The Renaissance holds an undying place in our imagination, its great heroes still our own, from Michelangelo and Leonardo to Dante and Chaucer. This period of profound evolution in European thought is credited with transforming the West from medieval to modern and producing the most astonishing outpouring of artistic creation the... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Ingenious Pursuits
Building the Scientific Revolution
Written by Lisa Jardine
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: December 5, 2000
Price: $16.00
In this fascinating look at the European scientific advances of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, historian Lisa Jardine demonstrates that the pursuit of knowledge occurs not in isolation, but rather in the lively interplay and frequently cutthroat competition between creative minds.
The great thinkers of that extraordinary age, including Isaac... Read more >
Building the Scientific Revolution
Written by Lisa Jardine
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: December 5, 2000
Price: $16.00
In this fascinating look at the European scientific advances of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, historian Lisa Jardine demonstrates that the pursuit of knowledge occurs not in isolation, but rather in the lively interplay and frequently cutthroat competition between creative minds.
The great thinkers of that extraordinary age, including Isaac... Read more >
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The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy
(A Modern Library E-Book)
Written by Jacob Burckhardt
Format: eBook
On Sale: November 1, 2000
Price: $15.95
Jacob Burckhardt was born in 1818 in Basel, Switzerland. He studied history at the University of Berlin and taught art history and the Italian Renaissance in Berlin and Basel. His essay, as he called The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy, was first published in 1860. Rich in its detailed account... Read more >
(A Modern Library E-Book)
Written by Jacob Burckhardt
Format: eBook
On Sale: November 1, 2000
Price: $15.95
Jacob Burckhardt was born in 1818 in Basel, Switzerland. He studied history at the University of Berlin and taught art history and the Italian Renaissance in Berlin and Basel. His essay, as he called The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy, was first published in 1860. Rich in its detailed account... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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