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Great Maps
The world's finest maps explored and explained. From Ptolemy's world map to the Hereford's Mappa Mundi, through Mercator's map of the world to the latest maps of the Moon and …
Renaissance: A Very Short Introduction
More than ever before, the Renaissance stands as one of the defining moments in world history. Between 1400 and 1600, European perceptions of society, culture, politics and even …
Talking Maps
Every map tells a story. Some provide a narrative for travellers, explorers and surveyors or offer a visual account of changes to people’s lives, places and spaces, while others …
Renaissance Bazaar
More than ever before, the Renaissance stands as one of the defining moments in world history. Between 1400 and 1600, European perceptions of society, culture, politics and even …
The Renaissance: A Very Short Introduction
More than ever before, the Renaissance stands as one of the defining moments in world history. Between 1400 and 1600, European perceptions of society, culture, politics and even …
Ecotheology and Nonhuman Ethics in Society
This book promotes Christian ecology and animal ethics from the perspectives of the Bible, science, and the Judeo-Christian tradition. In an age of climate change, how do we …
Four Points of the Compass
From the New York Times bestselling author of A History of the World in Twelve Maps, this is the revelatory history of the four cardinal directions that have oriented and defined …
Die Geschichte der Welt in zwölf Karten
The Renaissance Bazaar
Guiding the reader through the key issues that defined the era and retain a contemporary resonance, this exploration of the Renaissance sees the period in its context, juxtaposing …
Damien Hirst: Black Scalpel Cityscapes
In 2014, Damien Hirst (born 1965) unveiled a new series of "paintings" composed of vast numbers of surgical instruments, which combine to form bird's-eye views of cities from …
Trading Territories
In this generously illustrated book, Jerry Brotton documents the dramatic changes in the nature of geographical representation which took place during the sixteenth century, …
Global Interests
A radical reassessment of Eastern influences on Renaissance art.