Two Renaissance Book Hunters

Two Renaissance Book Hunters

Author: Poggio Bracciolini

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 9780231096331

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A reissue of the 1974 Columbia U. Press edition of the letters of Florentine humanist Poggius (1380-1459) to his friend de Niccolis regarding the rediscovery of lost classical texts. Translated (from the Latin) with notes by Phyllis Walter Goodhart Gordon. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portla


Two Renaissance Book Hunters

Two Renaissance Book Hunters

Author: Poggio Bracciolini

Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press

Published: 1974

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780231037778

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A reissue of the 1974 Columbia U. Press edition of the letters of Florentine humanist Poggius (1380-1459) to his friend de Niccolis regarding the rediscovery of lost classical texts. Translated (from the Latin) with notes by Phyllis Walter Goodhart Gordon. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


Italian Literature before 1900 in English Translation

Italian Literature before 1900 in English Translation

Author: Robin Healey

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2011-12-15

Total Pages: 1184

ISBN-13: 1442658479

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Italian Literature before 1900 in English Translation provides the most complete record possible of texts from the early periods that have been translated into English, and published between 1929 and 2008. It lists works from all genres and subjects, and includes translations wherever they have appeared across the globe. In this annotated bibliography, Robin Healey covers over 5,200 distinct editions of pre-1900 Italian writings. Most entries are accompanied by useful notes providing information on authors, works, translators, and how the translations were received. Among the works by over 1,500 authors represented in this volume are hundreds of editions by Italy's most translated authors – Dante Alighieri, Machiavelli, and Boccaccio – and other hundreds which represent the author's only English translation. A significant number of entries describe works originally published in Latin. Together with Healey's Twentieth-Century Italian Literature in English Translation, this volume makes comprehensive information on translations accessible for schools, libraries, and those interested in comparative literature.


Cultural Exchange in Early Modern Europe

Cultural Exchange in Early Modern Europe

Author: Robert Muchembled

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 395

ISBN-13: 0521845483

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A ground-breaking reassessment of the status of information in early modern Europe, first published in 2007.


Humanism: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide

Humanism: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide

Author: Paul Grendler

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2010-06

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 0199810788

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This ebook is a selective guide designed to help scholars and students of Islamic studies find reliable sources of information by directing them to the best available scholarly materials in whatever form or format they appear from books, chapters, and journal articles to online archives, electronic data sets, and blogs. Written by a leading international authority on the subject, the ebook provides bibliographic information supported by direct recommendations about which sources to consult and editorial commentary to make it clear how the cited sources are interrelated related. This ebook is a static version of an article from Oxford Bibliographies Online: Renaissance and Reformation, a dynamic, continuously updated, online resource designed to provide authoritative guidance through scholarship and other materials relevant to the study of European history and culture between the 14th and 17th centuries. Oxford Bibliographies Online covers most subject disciplines within the social science and humanities, for more information visit www.oxfordbibliographies.com.


Giving Type Meaning

Giving Type Meaning

Author: Mia Cinelli

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2023-12-14

Total Pages: 397

ISBN-13: 135025584X

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When we encounter typography, how do we know what it means? How is the tone of type influenced by the way it is set, when it is made, and where it exists? Considering the social, spatial, and temporal contexts of visual language, this text informs and inspires students, educators, and professionals looking to engage more deeply with the letterforms they use and see. Featuring diverse typographic works, “closer looks”, and interviews with practicing artists and designers, Giving Type Meaning serves to inform how and why we understand what type communicates. The book includes: - The importance and impact of cultural and social context across the expanded field of art and design - How to use visual, physical, and gestural space to inform meaning - The ways time impacts type, such as historical references, recontextualizations, and the use of time as medium - A range of global examples, including Lushootseed language letterforms (Lushootseed Sulad by Juliet Shen), Arabic calligraphy and type design (Regard Each Other as Brothers by Josh Berer, Mirsaal by Rana Abou Rjeily), American civil rights inspired type (Martin by Tré Seals), Italian concrete poetry (Storia Del Monumento by Mirella Bentivoglio), and animated Chinese characters (Motion Type Project by Ting-An Ho)


The Letters of Saint Boniface

The Letters of Saint Boniface

Author: Saint Boniface (Archbishop of Mainz)

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780231120937

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St. Boniface, the early eighth-century English cleric who became known as "Apostle to the Germans," was an important agent in the conversion of the North German tribes from paganism to Christianity. He numbered among his correspondents the popes as well as colleagues in England, France, and Rome. His letters provide unique insights into the religious, ecclesiastical, political, and social history of early medieval Europe.


The Conquest of Constantinople

The Conquest of Constantinople

Author: Robert de Clari

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9780231136686

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The Fourth Crusade (1202-1204) comprised French knights and Venetian sailors; they set out to capture the Holy Land but ended up sacking Constantinople, the Byzantine capital. Robert of Clari, an obscure knight from Picardy, provides an extraordinary account of the trials, travails, and decidedly mixed triumphs of the Fourth Crusade. Told from the perspective of an ordinary soldier, The Conquest of Constantinople offers a rare and colorful firsthand description of the crusaders' various experiences, including the hardships they endured and the battles they fought.