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  • Measuring Shadows

    Kepler’s Optics of Invisibility

    by Raz Chen-Morris ...
    In Measuring Shadows, Raz Chen-Morris demonstrates that a close study of Kepler’s Optics is essential to understanding his astronomical work and his scientific epistemology. He explores Kepler’s radical break from scientific and epistemological traditions and shows how the seventeenth-century astronomer posited new ways to view scientific truth and knowledge. Chen-Morris reveals how Kepler’s ideas ... Read more

    $27.89 USD

  • Baroque Science

    by Ofer Gal, Raz Chen-Morris ...
    In Baroque Science, Ofer Gal and Raz Chen-Morris present a radically new perspective on the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. Instead of celebrating the triumph of reason and rationality, they study the paradoxes and anxieties that stemmed from the New Science and the intellectual compromises that shaped it and enabled its spectacular success.Gal and Chen-Morris show how the ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

  • Science in the Age of Baroque

    Edited by Ofer Gal, Raz Chen-Morris ...
    Series Book 208 - International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales d'histoire des idées
    This volume examines the New Science of the 17th century in the context of Baroque culture, analysing its emergence as an integral part of the high culture of the period. The collected essays explore themes common to the new practices of knowledge production and the rapidly changing culture surrounding them, as well as the obsessions, anxieties and aspirations they share, such as the foundations ... Read more

    $134.09 USD

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  • Complete Works of Caravaggio (Delphi Classics)

    by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 6 - Delphi Masters of Art
    The Baroque master Caravaggio, famous for his masterful use of chiaroscuro, produced during his short and tragic life a body of works that would have a lasting impact on the history of Western art. Combining realistic observation of the human state with dramatic use of lighting, Caravaggio’s paintings are regarded as among the most technically accomplished and highly prized artworks of the ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Game of Queens

    The Women Who Made Sixteenth-Century Europe

    by Sarah Gristwood ...
    "Sarah Gristwood has written a masterpiece that effortlessly and enthrallingly interweaves the amazing stories of women who ruled in Europe during the Renaissance period." -- Alison WeirSixteenth-century Europe saw an explosion of female rule. From Isabella of Castile, and her granddaughter Mary Tudor, to Catherine de Medici, Anne Boleyn, and Elizabeth Tudor, these women wielded enormous power ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Complete Works of Peter Paul Rubens (Delphi Classics)

    by Peter Paul Rubens, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 11 - Delphi Masters of Art
    Few artists achieve in their lives the wealth and fame of Sir Peter Paul Rubens, whose beautiful Baroque works were celebrated for their emphasised movement, colour and sensuality. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing digital readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Rubens’ complete works in ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • A Hangman's Diary

    The Journal of Master Franz Schmidt, Public Executioner of Nuremberg, 1573?1617

    by Franz Schmidt ...
    From 1573 to 1617, Master Franz Schmidt was the executioner for the towns of Bamberg and Nuremberg. During that span, he personally executed more than 350 people while keeping a journal throughout his career.A Hangman’s Diary is not only a collection of detailed writings by Schmidt about his work, but also an account of criminal procedure in Germany during the Middle Ages. With analysis and ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • The Great Sea

    A Human History of the Mediterranean

    by David Abulafia ...
    Connecting Europe, Asia, and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea has been for millennia the place where religions, economies, and political systems met, clashed, influenced and absorbed one another. In this brilliant and expansive book, David Abulafia offers a fresh perspective by focusing on the sea itself: its practical importance for transport and sustenance; its dynamic role in the rise and fall of ... Read more

    $22.79 USD

  • Nature's Engraver

    A Life of Thomas Bewick

    by Jenny Uglow ...
    A beautifully illustrated biography of Thomas Bewick (1753-1828), the man whose art helped shape the way we view the natural worldAt the end of the eighteenth century, Britain, and much of the Western world, fell in love with nature. Thomas Bewick's History of British Birds marked the moment, the first "field guide" for ordinary people, illustrated with woodcuts of astonishing accuracy and beauty ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068–1945

    by Darren Fa, Prof. Clive Finlayson ...
    Series Book 52 - Fortress
    Gibraltar, located at the meeting points of Europe and Africa, preserves within its fortifications a rich testament to human conflict spanning 600 years.In 1068 the ruling Spanish Muslims built a large fort there. Between 1309 and 1374 Gibraltar underwent a period of intensive building and fortification, and following the Spanish reconquest of 1462 the inhabitants carried out further works. In ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • Dutch Armies of the 80 Years’ War 1568–1648 (1)

    Infantry

    by Bouko de Groot ...
    Series Book 510 - Men-at-Arms
    A highly illustrated study of the Dutch struggle for independence from Spain, ideal for enthusiasts of 16th and 17th century warfare and the development of military strategy.The 80 Years' War (also known as the Dutch War of Independence) was the foundation of Dutch nationhood, and during the course of the conflict one of its main leaders – Maurice of Orange-Nassau – created an army and a tactical ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • Rembrandt

    by Sandra Forty ...
    Series series TAJ Mini Books
    Rembrandt is indisputably the greatest artist of the seventeenth century, and many would say the greatest artist of all time. His mastery of composition, paint, and line—he was a superlative etcher—over a lifetime’s work has rarely been emulated, let alone surpassed. At a time when other artists specialized, his themes covered history, pastoral and Biblical scenes, group paintings, and most ... Read more

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