Biographic : Shakespeare

The biographic series presents and entirely new way of looking at the lives of the world's greatest thinkers and creatives. It takes the 50 defining facts, dates, thoughts, habits, and achievements of each subject, and uses infographics to convey all of them in vivid snapshots.

E-book Dictionary of World Biography

In the mid-1950s I had been puzzled that no comprehensive biographical dictionary was available in paperback and I determined to fill the gap. I wrote to Penguin Books in London/ Harmondsworth and received a thoughtful and encouraging letter from A. S. B. Glover, a classical scholar and editor. The two generally available major biographical dictionaries, Chambers’s and Webster’s, both had s…

E-book Hippocrates Now

“We need to talk about Hippocrates. Current scholarship attributes none of the works of the ‘Hippocratic corpus’ to him, and the ancient biographical traditions of his life are not only late, but also written for their own promotional purposes. Yet Hippocrates features powerfully in our assumptions about ancient medicine, and our beliefs about what medicine – and the physician himself â…

Java's Onuitputtelijke natuur.

Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn (1809-1864) heeft het belangrijkste deel van zijn leven gewijd aan het natuuronderzoek op Java. Tijdens zijn zwerftochten over dit eiland maakte hij aantekeningen, foto's en schetsen, die hij later verwerkte in zijn standaardwerk over Java. Rob Nieuwenhuys en Frist Jaquet hebben een selectie gemaakt van zijn reisverhalen, tekeningen en foto's. De complete serie gekleur…

E-book The Diary of a U-boat Commander

The M.S. of this amazing diary of a German U-Boat Commander has fallen into our hands under somewhat unusual and mysterious circumstances, the name of the writer being withheld for reasons which will be readily apparent to all who read his astounding experiences. It is, however, a story so thrilling and sensational that we have no hesitation in offering it as it stands to the public, kept so lo…

E-book Jeanne d'Arc Her Life and Death

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Deskripsi Fisik

242 p, 1297 KB

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No. Panggil

920 OLI j

The World of Rodin 1840 - 1917

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4th edition

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900658738

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192 pgs.; illus. 23 x 31 cm

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The World of Giotto c. 1267 - 1337

This wonderful book addresses Giotto's life, artistic contributions and historical significance of his time and work. Includes numerous color and black and white pictures. Contents: *The conquest of form *The painter's craft *Ferment in Tuscany *A boy from the hills *The masterwork *Strenuous decades *Giotto the architect *A time of affliction.

The World of Leonardo 1452 - 1519

Exceptional color and black-and-white prints of various works highlight this description of the career and life of Leonardo

The World of Goya 1746 - 1828

This wonderful book addresses Goya's life, artistic contributions and historical significance of his time and work. There are numerous color and black and white pictures. Contents: *Painter of the Spanish mind *The apprentice years *Making it in Madrid *Painter to the king *The passionate Duchess *Los Caprichos: society unmasked *Witness to a Holocaust *The serene exile