St Paul's Cathedral stood at the centre of religious life in medieval London and this investigation of its chantries - pious foundations through which donors endowed priests to celebrate intercessory masses for the benefit of their souls - sheds light on the role chantries playe…
This book examines the production and use of type in Europe from c1450-1600. Topics covered include the technicalities of the production of type, the diversity of letterforms (blackletter, roman, italic, and more), the tensions between Latin and the vernacular languages, and the…
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This course focuses on Inca life at the height of empire, the society's origins, its military, religion, ruling structure, and finally, the Incas' legacy today.
by D'Altroy, Terence N., Columbia University
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In this course, Columbia University professor Terence N. D'Altroy will focus on Inca life at the height of the empire, the society's origins, it's military, religion, ruling structure, and finally, the Incas' legacy today.
This course focuses on Inca life at the height of empire, the society's origins, its military, religion, ruling structure, and finally, the Incas' legacy today.
This course focuses on Inca life at the height of its glory, the society's origins, its military, religion, ruling structure, and finally, the Incas' legacy today.
The concluding volume of Francis Oakley's authoritative trilogy moves on to engage the political thinkers of the later Middle Ages, Renaissance, Age of Reformation and religious wars, and the era that produced the Divine Right Theory of Kingship. Oakley's ground-breaking study p…
The concluding volume of Francis Oakley's authoritative trilogy moves on to engage the political thinkers of the later Middle Ages, Renaissance, Age of Reformation and religious wars, and the era that produced the Divine Right Theory of Kingship. Oakley's ground-breaking study p…
"Florida's lower gulf coast was a key region in the early European exploration of North America, with an extraordinary number of first-time interactions between Spaniards and Florida's indigenous cultures. Discovering Florida compiles all the major writings of Spanish explorers …
