Hakutulokset: the living
Etsimme kuitenkin kirjoja hakusanalla the living , mikä antoiyhteensä 17 hakutulosta
The Teutonic Knights
This book provides a concise and incisive introduction to the Teutonic Knights, or Teutonic Order, the last of the great military orders established in the twelfth century. …
Sergei Prokofiev
This absorbing, wide-ranging and incisive biography unfolds the life and work of the much-loved twentieth-century composer Sergei Prokofiev, revealing a surprisingly optimistic …
The Art of Medieval Falconry
The art of falconry was one of the most fascinating aspects of medieval society. For medieval people falconry was not just about hunting, it encapsulated sovereignty, power and …
Rembrandt's Holland
Rembrandt van Rijn and the Netherlands shared a profound connection. Born in Leiden in 1606, the artist witnessed the birth of the independent Dutch Republic. Settling in …
Marco Polo and His World
Aged seventeen, Marco Polo left his home in Venice on a continent-spanning adventure that lasted for nearly a quarter of a century. Imprisoned in Genoa five years later, he …
Geoffrey Chaucer
This is a new account of the life and accomplishments of medieval England's most famous poet, Geoffrey Chaucer. For over six centuries, Chaucer has epitomized poetic greatness, …
Caravaggio and the Creation of Modernity
The great baroque artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio revolutionized painting by creating a new form of realistic art. His work depicted life directly, without sketches, …
Andreas Vesalius
A revisionist biography of Andreas Vesalius - the father of modern anatomy - as deeply shaped by Renaissance culture. In 1543 the young and ambitious physician Andreas Vesalius …
Fernando Pessoa
As a young man Fernando Pessoa wrote ‘be plural like the universe’. Staying true to this, he went on to invent over 100 fictional alter-egos, which he called heteronyms. This …
Botticelli
In this vivid account Ana Debenedetti examines the life and work of Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli through the lens of the organization of his workshop and the commercial …