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The Italian Book 1465-1800
The introduction of printing in Italy coincided with the flowering of the Renaissance in Europe. Enterprising printers established themselves in many towns, and a complex interrelated network of authors, suppliers and booksellers developed to serve the expanding market both at home and throughout Europe. The Italian Book 1465-1800 addresses a host of issues and problems, which three centuries of the history of the book in Italy, present for modern researchers, in essays written by scholars in the field of historic bibliography. The volume is published in honour of Dennis E. Rhodes, retired Deputy Keeper in the British Library, and a prolific contributor to scholarly study of printing in Italy.
Geografie letterarie
I contributi raccolti in questo volume si collocano nella quasi totalità in una prospettiva europea sette-ottocentesca, con qualche incursione in altre coordinate cronologiche e spaziali. Ricostruiscono episodi, incontri, relazioni di natura diversa, ma in qualche modo memorabili o decisivi per chi li ha vissuti; e raccontano storie di personaggi nei momenti che li hanno visti protagonisti lontano dalla patria o dai luoghi di origine, in un reticolo geografico esteso dalla Russia (Algarotti, Alfieri) alla penisola iberica (i viaggiatori dell’età dei Lumi, le moderne rivisitazioni letterarie), toccando Parigi (Goldoni, Beccaria, Monti), Londra (Casanova, Dickens, gli esuli del primo Ottoc...
Cumulative Book Index
A world list of books in the English language.
Music and Culture in the Middle Ages and Beyond
The essays in this volume offer diverse, innovative approaches to medieval music and culture.
Water, Water
One morning Rafe wakes up to discover his bedroom is floating in a vast sea of water. An unforgettable illustrated novel for ages 10 and up with elements of James and the Giant Peach meets Waterworld and The Road. One morning Rafe wakes up to discover his bedroom is floating in a vast sea of water. Alone with only his dog for company, Rafe adapts to this strange new world by fishing cans of food out of the water and keeping watch. Boxes float by, as does a woman, playing her cello. Then, one day, Rafe fishes out a young girl, who joins him in his room — they don't speak the same language, but they will face this uncertain future together.
Science Policy Under Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher was prime minister from 1979 to 1990, during which time her Conservative administration transformed the political landscape of Britain. Science Policy under Thatcher is the first book to examine systematically the interplay of science and government under her leadership. Thatcher was a working scientist before she became a professional politician, and she maintained a close watch on science matters as prime minister. Scientific knowledge and advice were important to many urgent issues of the 1980s, from late Cold War questions of defence to emerging environmental problems such as acid rain and climate change. Drawing on newly released primary sources, Jon Agar explores h...
