Henry: Model of a Tyrant
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How and why did Henry VIII turn from a glamorous Renaissance prince into this country's greatest...
The Vatican Heresy: Bernini and the Building of the Hermetic Temple of the Sun
Robert Bauval, Chiara Hohenzollern and Sandro Zicari
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In 16th century Italy, in the midst of the Renaissance, two powerful movements took hold. The first,...
Western Sufism: From the Abbasids to the New Age
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Western Sufism is sometimes dismissed as a relatively recent "new age" phenomenon, but in this book,...
The Politics of Opera: A History from Monteverdi to Mozart
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A wide-ranging look at the interplay of opera and political ideas through the centuries The Politics...
Lawyers at Play: Literature, Law, and Politics at the Early Modern Inns of Court, 1558-1581
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Many early modern poets and playwrights were also members of the legal societies the Inns of Court,...
Nick Cave: Mercy on Me
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Musician, novelist, poet, actor: Nick Cave (b. 1957) is a Renaissance man. His wide-ranging artistic...
The House of Thurn Und Taxis
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For 200 years the Thurn und Taxis family have called the palace of St. Emmeram home. Regarded as one...
Red: A Natural History of the Redhead
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A New York Times bestseller, Red is the first book to explore the history of red hair and...
Giaches De Wert Divine Theatre Stile Antico
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Franco-Flemish composer Giaches de Wert wrote a considerable amount of sacred music during the late...
Mimesis: Lynch Architects
Patrick Lynch, Peter Carl, Laura Evans and David Grandorge
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With a view to rebuilding the Victoria Street area of the city, which is punctuated by a number of...