Hakutulokset: Kirjoja kirjailijalta Paul Strathern
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Death in Florence
Reveals the paradoxes, self-doubts and political compromises which made the battle for the soul of the Renaissance city one of the most complex and important moments in Western …
The Other Renaissance
'Enlightening and fascinating' John Banville, Wall Street JournalThrough the lives of major figures from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries, including Copernicus, …
Mendeleyev's Dream: The Quest for the Elements
The wondrous and illuminating story of humankind's quest to discover the fundamentals of chemistry, culminating in Mendeleyev's dream of the Periodic Table. **One of Bill Gates' …
Ten Cities that Led the World
'A book of ideas [...] Strathern ably guides us through these moments of glory.' -- The Times ***Great cities are complex, chaotic and colossal. These are cities that dominate the …
Rise and Fall
Rise and Fall opens with the Akkadian Empire, which ruled over a vast expanse of the region of ancient Mesopotamia, then turns to the immense Roman Empire, where we trace back our …
The Medici
A vivid, dramatic, and authoritative account of perhaps the most influential family in Italian history: the Medici. A dazzling history of the modest family that rose to become one …
The Medici - Power, Money, and Ambition in the Italian Renaissance
Spirit of Venice
Presents the history of the economic and naval power of the modern Western world, from its struggle to ascendancy, through the arc of its glory. This book offers the story of the …
A Brief History of Medicine
Paul Strathern follows the development of medicine through the lives of its greatest practitioners, whose discoveries (and errors) shaped the course of medical history. Includes …
Artist, The Philosopher and The Warrior
In the autumn of 1502 three giants of the Renaissance period - Cesare Borgia, Leonardo da Vinci and NiccolÃ?² Machiavelli - set out on one of the most treacherous military …