Early Modern History

ISBN: 9780746312148
Published by : Northcote House Publishers
Series: Writers and their Work
George Meredith was a lyrical yet searingly honest poet, and an influential novelist whose fiction distilled, contributed to and animated the major debates of the Victorian age. He became at once an arbiter of taste in his own times, and a trai... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783515104340
Published by : Franz Steiner Verlag
Series: Forschungen zur Geschichte und Kultur des östlichen Mitteleuropa
Volume: 45
Die habsburgisch-osmanischen Beziehungen der Frühen Neuzeit wurden über lange Zeit einseitig als Konfliktgeschichte wahrgenommen und beschrieben. Die acht mit äußerster Grausamkeit geführten "Türkenkriege" prägten die Wahrnehmung der Zeitgenossen,... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783515104289
Published by : Franz Steiner Verlag
Series: Forschungen zur Geschichte und Kultur des östlichen Mitteleuropa
Volume: 44
In letzter Zeit sind Grenzen und Grenzregionen wieder verstärkt in den Fokus der Forschung gerückt: Wie entstehen Grenzen? Welche trennenden und gesellschaftlich wie kulturell übergreifenden Funktionen erfüllen sie? Wie steht es um das Verhältnis ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783777421148
Published by : Hirmer Verlag GmbH
The name Vernis Martin has been a synonym for French lacquer art since the eighteenth century. Promoted to a generic term, it has come to stand for the lacquer decor of precious furniture and imposing coaches, and most importantly for that of smal... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789993274155
Published by : Midsea Books
Georgio Scala, a young man of humble origins, from Damiata, was captured on a trading vessel by the Knights of Malta in 1590 not far from his home town. He was enslaved in spite of his protestations that he was a Christian and so ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783777421292
Published by : Hirmer Verlag GmbH
The works of Francisco de Goya, Honoré Daumier and Yongbo Zhao share a sense of humor, mockery and the portrayal of unacceptable conditions. In caricatures and surreal paintings they hold a mirror up to the world, prompting laughter and provoking ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783777421100
Published by : Hirmer Verlag GmbH
With the Throne of the Great Mogul the brilliant jewelry artist Johann Melchior Dinglinger created the Baroque dream of wealth and power of the Far East for Augustus the Strong. The splendor of this masterpiece is shown in an entirely new light in... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780227173886
Published by : James Clarke & Co
In this compelling narrative, Bernard Heyberger relates the fascinating history of Hindiyya 'Ujaymi, a highly charismatic eighteenth-century mystic of sinister repute.

Heyberger makes a careful study of Hindiyya's life from... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781781591475
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
This is the definitive military history of the Civil Wars, which swept the British Isles from 1642 to 1649. The martial aspects of the wars are covered in detail along with a comprehensive overview of the religious and political d... .... Learn More