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Historiae Florentini Populi
Leonardo Bruni
Hardcover - $63.95
Bruni's "History of the Florentine People in twelve books is generally considered the first modern work of history, and was widely imitated by humanist historians for two centuries after its official publication by the Florentine Signoria in 1444. Th ...
The Mapmaker's Quest : Depicting New Worlds in Renaissance Europe
David Buisseret
Hardcover - $78.95
An eminent historian of cartography offers this Iavishly illustrated account of the mapmaking revolution in Renaissance Europe. 78 halftones. 12 color plates.
Fortunes of the Courtier Ppr.*
Peter Burke
Paperback - $65.95
Because it was read so widely in Europe, the Courtier affords Burke an ideal test case for the diffusion and reception of ideas. From Poland and Hungary to England, Portugal, and even the New World, he takes us on a fascinating tour of courts, librar ...
The Italian Renaissance : Culture and Society in Italy
Peter Burke
Paperback - $58.95
In this newly revised edition of his widely acclaimed work, Peter Burke presents a social and cultural history of the Italian Renaissance. He discusses the social and political institutions that existed in Italy during the fifteenth and sixteenth cen ...
The Renaissance
Peter Burke
Hardcover - $65.95
In this study Peter Burke distances himself from the traditional interpretation of the Renaissance as essentially Italian, self-consciously modern and easily separable from the Middle Ages. He emphasises the survival of medieval traditions and the pr ...
Fate and Fortune in Rural China : Social Organization and Population Behavior in Liaoning 1774-1873
Cameron D. Campbell
Paperback - $111.95
Capitals of Capital : A History of International Financial Centres, 1780-2005
Youssef Cassis
Hardcover - $88.95
International financial centres have come to represent a major economic stake. Yet no historical study has been devoted to them. Professor Cassis, a leading financial historian, attempts to fill this gap by providing a comparative history of the most ...