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The Other Renaissance: From Copernicus to Shakespeare by Paul Strathern
40.00 NZD
Category: History
An 'essential book for 2023', as selected by the Irish ExaminerIt is generally accepted that the European Renaissance began in Italy. However, a historical transformation of similar magnitude also took place in northern Europe at the same time. This 'Other Renaissance' was initially centred on the city ...Show more
The Spirit of Venice: From Marco Polo to Casanova by Paul Strathern
39.00 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
The Spirit of Venice is a history of the first great economic and naval power of the modern western world, from its struggle to ascendancy, through the arc of its glory - when its trading empire reached as far afield as China, Syria and West Africa - to the beginning of its long and fascinating decline. ...Show more