<![CDATA[The Book Company: New Products - Renaissance]]> https://www.thebookco.com Fri, 06 Nov 2026 13:52:38 +0000 <![CDATA[Alchemy (The Quest for Gold & the Elixir of Life)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/alchemy-the-quest-for-gold-the-elixir-of-life-9781838868215 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:15:20 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/alchemy-the-quest-for-gold-the-elixir-of-life-9781838868215 Illustrated throughout in a handy pocket format, Alchemy will fascinate anyone interested in the quest for knowledge and wealth before the birth of modern chemistry.

Long shrouded in secrecy, alchemy is now recognized as the ancestor of modern chemistry.

Before the advent of ..

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]]> Illustrated throughout in a handy pocket format, Alchemy will fascinate anyone interested in the quest for knowledge and wealth before the birth of modern chemistry.

Long shrouded in secrecy, alchemy is now recognized as the ancestor of modern chemistry.

Before the advent of ..

Price: $16.99

]]> Illustrated throughout in a handy pocket format, Alchemy will fascinate anyone interested in the quest for knowledge and wealth before the birth of modern chemistry.

Long shrouded in secrecy, alchemy is now recognized as the ancestor of modern chemistry.

Before the advent of ..]]> <![CDATA[Visualizing Venice (Mapping and Modeling Time and Change in a City)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/visualizing-venice-9781138285996 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 18:06:34 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/visualizing-venice-9781138285996 Visualizing Venice (Mapping and Modeling Time and Change in a City) by Kristin L. Huffman, Andrea Giordano, Caroline Bruzelius, 9781138285996

Visualizing Venice engages with the variety of disciplines and analytical methods generated by technologies such as GIS mapping and historical cartography, databases, 3D images, video animations, prototyped models, and applications for mobile devices and the web. The essays demonstrate..

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]]> Visualizing Venice (Mapping and Modeling Time and Change in a City) by Kristin L. Huffman, Andrea Giordano, Caroline Bruzelius, 9781138285996

Visualizing Venice engages with the variety of disciplines and analytical methods generated by technologies such as GIS mapping and historical cartography, databases, 3D images, video animations, prototyped models, and applications for mobile devices and the web. The essays demonstrate..

Price: $249.99

]]> Visualizing Venice engages with the variety of disciplines and analytical methods generated by technologies such as GIS mapping and historical cartography, databases, 3D images, video animations, prototyped models, and applications for mobile devices and the web. The essays demonstrate..]]> <![CDATA[Gender and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Sweden (Queen Louisa Ulrika (1720-1782))]]> https://www.thebookco.com/gender-and-politics-in-eighteenth-century-sweden-9781472476661 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 17:31:20 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/gender-and-politics-in-eighteenth-century-sweden-9781472476661 Gender and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Sweden (Queen Louisa Ulrika (1720-1782)) by Elise M. Dermineur, 9781472476661

In 1744, Princess Louisa Ulrika of Prussia married Adolf Friedrich of Holstein-Gottorp, crown prince of Sweden, and seven years later, following her husband’s accession to the throne, she became queen consort of Sweden. This book traces her life and experiences, showing how she took an active r..

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]]> Gender and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Sweden (Queen Louisa Ulrika (1720-1782)) by Elise M. Dermineur, 9781472476661

In 1744, Princess Louisa Ulrika of Prussia married Adolf Friedrich of Holstein-Gottorp, crown prince of Sweden, and seven years later, following her husband’s accession to the throne, she became queen consort of Sweden. This book traces her life and experiences, showing how she took an active r..

Price: $233.99

]]> In 1744, Princess Louisa Ulrika of Prussia married Adolf Friedrich of Holstein-Gottorp, crown prince of Sweden, and seven years later, following her husband’s accession to the throne, she became queen consort of Sweden. This book traces her life and experiences, showing how she took an active r..]]> <![CDATA[Food and Knowledge in Renaissance Italy (Bartolomeo Scappi's Paper Kitchens)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/food-and-knowledge-in-renaissance-italy-9781409446712 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 17:28:08 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/food-and-knowledge-in-renaissance-italy-9781409446712 Food and Knowledge in Renaissance Italy (Bartolomeo Scappi's Paper Kitchens) by Deborah L Krohn, 9781409446712Deborah L. Krohn presents here the first full-length study of Bartolomeo Scappi's Opera (1570), the first illustrated cookbook. She treats the illustrations as visual evidence for a lost material reality; and through the illustrations, connects Scappi's Opera with other types of late Renaissance i..

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]]> Food and Knowledge in Renaissance Italy (Bartolomeo Scappi's Paper Kitchens) by Deborah L Krohn, 9781409446712Deborah L. Krohn presents here the first full-length study of Bartolomeo Scappi's Opera (1570), the first illustrated cookbook. She treats the illustrations as visual evidence for a lost material reality; and through the illustrations, connects Scappi's Opera with other types of late Renaissance i..

Price: $233.99

]]> <![CDATA[The War of Austrian Succession 1740-1748]]> https://www.thebookco.com/the-war-of-austrian-succession-1740-1748-9781138152823 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 03:36:22 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/the-war-of-austrian-succession-1740-1748-9781138152823 The War of Austrian Succession 1740-1748 by M.S. Anderson, 9781138152823Set in motion by the disputed succession of Maria Theresa and her husband to the lands and dignities of Emperor Charles VI, this series of major conflicts (1740-48) involved far more than just the fate of the Habsurgs: soon, Austria, Prussia, France, Britain, Spain, Bavaria, Saxony and the Netherl..

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]]> The War of Austrian Succession 1740-1748 by M.S. Anderson, 9781138152823Set in motion by the disputed succession of Maria Theresa and her husband to the lands and dignities of Emperor Charles VI, this series of major conflicts (1740-48) involved far more than just the fate of the Habsurgs: soon, Austria, Prussia, France, Britain, Spain, Bavaria, Saxony and the Netherl..

Price: $233.99

]]> <![CDATA[renovatio urbis (Architecture, Urbanism and Ceremony in the Rome of Julius II)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/renovatio-urbis-9780415473859 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 01:58:07 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/renovatio-urbis-9780415473859 renovatio urbis (Architecture, Urbanism and Ceremony in the Rome of Julius II) by Nicholas Temple, 9780415473859

Examining the urban and architectural developments in Rome during the Pontificate of Julius II (1503–13) this book focuses on the political, religious and artistic motives behind the principal architect, Donato Bramante, and his ambition to create a unified urban/architectural scheme.

Price: $249.99

]]> renovatio urbis (Architecture, Urbanism and Ceremony in the Rome of Julius II) by Nicholas Temple, 9780415473859

Examining the urban and architectural developments in Rome during the Pontificate of Julius II (1503–13) this book focuses on the political, religious and artistic motives behind the principal architect, Donato Bramante, and his ambition to create a unified urban/architectural scheme.

Price: $249.99

]]> Examining the urban and architectural developments in Rome during the Pontificate of Julius II (1503–13) this book focuses on the political, religious and artistic motives behind the principal architect, Donato Bramante, and his ambition to create a unified urban/architectural scheme.

]]> <![CDATA[The Renaissance World]]> https://www.thebookco.com/the-renaissance-world-9780415332590 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 01:57:53 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/the-renaissance-world-9780415332590 The Renaissance World by John Jeffries Martin, 9780415332590Using an interdisciplinary approach, John Jeffries Martin collects thirty four illustrated essays from leading field scholars, and presents a sweeping survey of Europe in the Renaissance, and the foundations this complex era laid for the modern world.

Price: $400.00

]]> The Renaissance World by John Jeffries Martin, 9780415332590Using an interdisciplinary approach, John Jeffries Martin collects thirty four illustrated essays from leading field scholars, and presents a sweeping survey of Europe in the Renaissance, and the foundations this complex era laid for the modern world.

Price: $400.00

]]> <![CDATA[Olaus Magnus, A Description of the Northern Peoples, 1555 (Volume III)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/olaus-magnus-a-description-of-the-northern-peoples-1555-9780904180596 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:49:42 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/olaus-magnus-a-description-of-the-northern-peoples-1555-9780904180596 Olaus Magnus, A Description of the Northern Peoples, 1555 (Volume III) by P.G. Foote, 9780904180596The Swedish scholar and prelate, Olaus Magnus (1490-1557), last Catholic archbishop of Uppsala, lived the latter half of his life in exile. His devotion to his country and his people never faltered, nor his determination to give them a glorious place on the European cultural map by his writings. O..

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]]> Olaus Magnus, A Description of the Northern Peoples, 1555 (Volume III) by P.G. Foote, 9780904180596The Swedish scholar and prelate, Olaus Magnus (1490-1557), last Catholic archbishop of Uppsala, lived the latter half of his life in exile. His devotion to his country and his people never faltered, nor his determination to give them a glorious place on the European cultural map by his writings. O..

Price: $233.99

]]> <![CDATA[John Dee's Natural Philosophy (Between Science and Religion)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/john-dees-natural-philosophy-9780415637749 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 23:44:36 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/john-dees-natural-philosophy-9780415637749 John Dee's Natural Philosophy (Between Science and Religion) by Nicholas Clulee, 9780415637749

This is the definitive study of John Dee and his intellectual career. Originally published in 1988, this interpretation is far more detailed than any that came before and is an authoritative account for anyone interested in the history, literature and scientific developments of the Renaissance,..

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]]> John Dee's Natural Philosophy (Between Science and Religion) by Nicholas Clulee, 9780415637749

This is the definitive study of John Dee and his intellectual career. Originally published in 1988, this interpretation is far more detailed than any that came before and is an authoritative account for anyone interested in the history, literature and scientific developments of the Renaissance,..

Price: $233.99

]]> This is the definitive study of John Dee and his intellectual career. Originally published in 1988, this interpretation is far more detailed than any that came before and is an authoritative account for anyone interested in the history, literature and scientific developments of the Renaissance,..]]> <![CDATA[Five Letters 1519-1526]]> https://www.thebookco.com/five-letters-1519-1526-9780415344791 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:35:10 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/five-letters-1519-1526-9780415344791 Five Letters 1519-1526 by Hernando Cortés, J. Bayard Morris, 9780415344791Cortés's letters to the Emperor from Mexico are half-letters, half-despatches. The letters were all written between 1519 and 1526.

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]]> Five Letters 1519-1526 by Hernando Cortés, J. Bayard Morris, 9780415344791Cortés's letters to the Emperor from Mexico are half-letters, half-despatches. The letters were all written between 1519 and 1526.

Price: $400.00

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