Author : Flavia Bruni
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 541 pages
File Size : 36,21 MB
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9004311823
Questions of survival and loss bedevil the study of early printed books. Many early publications are not particularly rare, but many have disappeared altogether. Here leading specialists in the field explore different strategies for recovering this lost world of print.
Author : Samuel Willoughby Duffield
Publisher :
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 21,6 MB
Release : 1889
Category : Hymns, Latin
ISBN :
Author : Martha A. Zeiger
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 34,43 MB
Release : 2012-12-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0983463980
Endocrine surgery - the subspecialty of general surgery involving diseases of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands as well as the endocrine pancreas - is a rapidly growing field of medicine that has a rich and fascinating history. As recently as the mid-19th Century, surgery for thyroid goiter was described as "horrid butchery" and believed by many to be too dangerous for any surgeon to attempt. Through the ingenuity and tireless efforts of surgeons in Europe and the U.S., thyroidectomy became a safe and even elegant operation, one that renowned Johns Hopkins surgeon William Halsted would describe in 1926 as representing "the supreme triumph of the surgeon's art." In this unique and captivating book, these and other seminal stories from the history of endocrine surgery are vividly retold by the current leaders in the field.
Author : Joint Working Group on the International Standard Bibliographic Description for Printed Music
Publisher : London : IFLA International Office for UBC
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 49,76 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
"A step-by-step guide through every aspect of the divorce process, whether it is smooth-sailing or a battle till the end. The updated edition includes new material on bankruptcy and foreclosure issues"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Seymour de Ricci
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 33,63 MB
Release : 1961
Category : Libraries
ISBN :
Author : Laurence M. V. Totelin
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 34,68 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Science
ISBN : 9004171541
Drawing on philological studies, social history and anthropology, this book offers the first extended study of the recipes included in the Hippocratic Corpus. It examines the links between oral and written traditions in the transmission of ancient pharmacological knowledge.
Author : Barbara Tillett
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 42,77 MB
Release : 2009-09-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3598441819
This professional book presents the history, controversy, and negotiations that have resulted in worldwide agreement on a set of principles that will underlie the cataloguing practices for the digital age. The Statement of International Cataloguing Principles (ICP) provides the fundamental principles, objectives, and basic rules for cataloguing throughout the world among the world's rule makers and national cataloguing experts. These principles will be useful for all types of institutions and organizations that deal with bibliographic resources.
Author : Frans Antonie Stafleu
Publisher :
Page : 1232 pages
File Size : 46,10 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Botanical literature
ISBN :
Author : Bo Andersson
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 16,45 MB
Release : 2018-11-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004385096
Jacob Böhme (1575–1624) is famous as a shoemaker and spiritual author. His works and thought are frequently studied as a product of his mystical illumination. Jacob Böhme and His World adopts a different perspective. It seeks to demystify Böhme by focusing on aspects of his immediate cultural and social context and the intellectual currents of his time, including Böhme’s writing as literature, the social conditions in Görlitz, Böhme’s correspondence networks, a contemporary “crisis of piety,” Paracelsian and kabbalistic currents, astrology, astronomy and alchemy, and his relationship to other dissenting authors. Relevant facets of reception include Böhme’s philosophical standing, his contributions to pre-Pietism, and early English translations of his works.
Author : William Howard Sherman
Publisher :
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,2 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
This book presents a major reassessment of the career and cultural background of John Dee (1527-1609), one of Elizabethan England's most interesting figures. Challenging the conventional image of the isolated, eccentric philosopher, Sherman situates Dee in a fresh context, revealing that he was a well-connected adviser to the academic, courtly, and commercial circles of his day. The centerpiece of Dee's life is shown to be the massive library and museum at Mortlake, perhaps the first modern "think tank". There he lived, worked, and entertained some of the period's most influential intellectuals and politicians. Sherman discusses Dee's household arrangements, reading practices, and writings on subjects ranging from calendar reform to imperial policy. He also offers the first detailed account of the broad network of scholars and other experts who, along with Dee, operated behind the political scenes, providing textual and technological support during this time of unprecedented intellectual and global expansion.
