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The First Voyage around the World, 1519-1522
On 10 August 1519, five ships departed from Seville for what was to become the first circumnavigation of the globe. Linked by fame to the name of its captain, Magellan, much of the …
The Da Vinci Code
While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near …
Martin Puryear
A comprehensive look at the career of an important American artist, highlighting the global histories, traditions and techniques of production that shaped his work Over the last …
More Songwriters on Songwriting
Twenty-five years after publishing his original ground-breaking collection of insight and advice from the greatest songwriters to ever grace the airwaves, Paul Zollo releases the …
On Loss and Absence
A journey through the rich histories of textiles that explores their significant cultural roles, from memorializing lost loved ones to resisting oppression From ancient Egyptian …
A TREATISE ON PAINTING
The much overused word genius aptly describes only a few people in the history of civilization. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) unquestionably belongs in this elite group. Anyone who …
Historical Essay on the Neapolitan Revolution of 1799
Deeply influenced by Enlightenment writers from Naples and France, Vincenzo Cuoco (1770–1823) was forced into exile for his involvement in the failed Neapolitan revolution of 1799. …
On Crimes and Punishments and Other Writings
Published in 1764, On Crimes and Punishments by Cesare Beccaria (1738-1794) courted both success and controversy in Europe and North America. Enlightenment luminaries and …
Writings on the Sober Life
Alvise Cornaro (c.1484–1566) was the son of a Paduan innkeeper with presumed ties to the patrician Cornaro family of Venice. Highly ambitious, he acquired a name for himself as a …
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Water Energy Food and Sustainability (ICoWEFS 2022)
This book publishes some papers presented at The International Conference on Water Energy Food and Sustainability (ICoWEFS 2023), a major forum to foster innovation and exchange …
Notes on the History and Antiquities of Chaul and Bassein
Bernard Shaw on Theater
A collection of critical writings on theater from the Nobel Prize–winning playwright behind Man and Superman and Pygmalion.The Critical Shaw: On Theater is a comprehensive …