Iberian Books Volumes II & III / Libros Ibéricos Volúmenes II y III (2 vols)

Iberian Books Volumes II & III / Libros Ibéricos Volúmenes II y III (2 vols)
Author: Alexander Samuel Wilkinson
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 2646
Release: 2015-10-05
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9004301135

Iberian Books II & III presents an indispensable foundational listing of everything known to have been published in Spain, Portugal and the New World, or of items printed in Spanish or Portuguese elsewhere, during the first half of the seventeenth century. Drawing on library catalogues, specialist bibliographies and studies, as well as auction catalogue records, Iberian Books lists 45,000 items, and the locations of some 215,000 copies surviving in 1,800 collections worldwide. These volumes offer a powerful research tool which will appeal to researchers, librarians and to the book selling and collecting communities. They will prove invaluable to anyone with a research interest in the literature, history and culture of the Iberian Peninsula in the early modern age. This set supplements Iberian Books, which logs the Iberian print production up to 1601. Los dos volúmenes de Iberian Books II & III ofrecen un registro pionero de todos los impresos publicados en España, Portugal y el Nuevo Mundo, o en español o portugués en otros lugares, entre 1601 y 1650. A partir del trabajo realizado en bibliotecas, la revisión de bibliografías especializadas y de catálogos de casas de subastas, Iberian Books recoge 45.000 impresos conservados en 215.000 ejemplares preservados en 1.800 colecciones de todo el mundo. Estos volúmenes ofrecen una herramienta de investigación de gran utilidad para investigadores, bibliotecarios, libreros y coleccionistas. Los dos volúmenes resultarán de enorme valor a todo aquel investigador interesado en la literatura, la historia y la cultura de la Península Ibérica de la Edad Moderna.

Divination on stage

Divination on stage
Author: Folke Gernert
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2021-02-08
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 3110695758

Magicians, necromancers and astrologers are assiduous characters in the European golden age theatre. This book deals with dramatic characters who act as physiognomists or palm readers in the fictional world and analyses the fictionalisation of physiognomic lore as a practice of divination in early modern Romance theatre from Pietro Aretino and Giordano Bruno to Lope de Vega, Calderón de la Barca and Thomas Corneille.

The Autobiography of St. Anthony Mary Claret

The Autobiography of St. Anthony Mary Claret
Author: St. Anthony Mary Claret
Publisher: TAN Books
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2009
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1505104572

Bares the soul of a saint and reveals the methods which were so successful for him in converting others. From age 5 he was haunted by the thought of the souls about to fall into Hell. This insight fueled his powerful drive to save as many souls as he could.

Seven Nights

Seven Nights
Author: Jorge Luis Borges
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2009
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9780811218382

The incomparable Borges delivered these seven lectures in Buenos Aires in 1977; attendees were treated to Borges' erudition on the following topics: Dante's The Divine Comedy, Nightmares, Thousand and One Dreams, Buddhism, Poetry, The Kabbalah, and Blindness.

The Native Races

The Native Races
Author: Hubert Howe Bancroft
Publisher:
Total Pages: 874
Release: 1882
Genre: British Columbia
ISBN:

Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History. Volume 9 Western and Southern Europe (1600-1700)

Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History. Volume 9 Western and Southern Europe (1600-1700)
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 1068
Release: 2017-12-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004356398

Christian-Muslim Relations, a Bibliographical History 9 (CMR 9) covering Western and Southern Europe in the period 1600-1700 is a further volume in a general history of relations between the two faiths from the seventh century to the early 20th century. It comprises a series of introductory essays and also the main body of detailed entries which treat all the works, surviving or lost, that have been recorded. These entries provide biographical details of the authors, descriptions and assessments of the works themselves, and complete accounts of manuscripts, editions, translations and studies. The result of collaboration between numerous leading scholars, CMR 9, along with the other volumes in this series is intended as a basic tool for research in Christian-Muslim relations. Section Editors: Clinton Bennett, Luis F. Bernabé Pons, Jaco Beyers, Karoline Cook, Lejla Demiri, Martha Frederiks, David D. Grafton, Stanisław Grodź, Alan Guenther, Emma Loghin, Gordon Nickel, Claire Norton, Reza Pourjavady, Douglas Pratt, Radu Păun, Peter Riddell, Umar Ryad, Mehdi Sajid, Cornelia Soldat, Karel Steenbrink, Davide Tacchini, Ann Thomson, Carsten Walbiner.

The Merck Manual of Geriatrics

The Merck Manual of Geriatrics
Author: Mark H. Beers
Publisher: Merck
Total Pages: 1507
Release: 2000-08-15
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780911910889

A unique interdisciplinary guide that addresses the challenges of geriatric care, now with a two-color design, all-new illustrations, and many redesigned tables.

Hora Santa

Hora Santa
Author: Mateo C. Boevey
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 1978-01-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9780819805799