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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 05 of 55 1582-1583 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 05 of 55 1582-1583 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

The volume gathers a dense collection of official correspondence, royal decrees, and contemporary narratives…

De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera

De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera

Pietro Martire d' Anghiera

De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 is the first half of Pietro Martire d’Anghiera’s eight‑decade chronicle of the New…

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 Including the Biography of the Poet; Criticisms on His Genius and Writings; A New Chronology of His Plays; A Disquisition on the on the Object of His Sonnets; And a History of the Manners, Customs, and Amusements, Superstitions, Poetry, and Elegant Literature of His Age

Shakspeare and His Times [Vol. 2 of 2] Including the Biography of the Poet; Criticisms on His Genius and Writings; A New Chronology of His Plays; A Disquisition on the on the Object of His Sonnets; And a History of the Manners, Customs, and Amusements, Superstitions, Poetry, and Elegant Literature of His Age

Nathan Drake

The work is a scholarly compendium by Nathan Drake, M.D., published in London in 1817, that gathers…

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Columbus and Other Heroes of American Discovery

N. D'Anvers

Columbus and Other Heroes of American Discovery is a nineteenth‑century reference work that sets out to trace…

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The Story of Florence

Edmund G. Gardner

The work is a concise yet richly illustrated survey of Florence’s political and artistic development,…

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A Vanished Arcadia: Being Some Account of the Jesuits in Paraguay 1607-1767

R. B. Cunninghame Graham

R. B. Cunninghame Graham’s A Vanished Arcadia offers a personal, almost confessional, survey of the Jesuit…

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 Précédées d'une notice sur sa vie et du traité sur le style épistolaire de Madame de Sévigné

Lettres de Madame de Sévigné Précédées d'une notice sur sa vie et du traité sur le style épistolaire de Madame de Sévigné

Sévigné, Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de

Ce volume rassemble la correspondance de Marie de Rabutin‑Chantal, marquise de Sévigné (1626‑1696), enrichie…

Cover of Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton

Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton

Sir John Barrow

Sir John Barrow’s Travels in China is a sprawling travelogue that records the author’s observations during a…

Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Volume 2 Their History and Construction Including a Consideration of their Value as Aids in the Study of Geography and Astronomy

Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Volume 2 Their History and Construction Including a Consideration of their Value as Aids in the Study of Geography and Astronomy

Edward Luther Stevenson

The work is a scholarly survey of the development of terrestrial and celestial globes, focusing on the…

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The Holy Roman Empire

James Bryce

The work is a scholarly treatise by James Bryce, Viscount Bryce, that sets out to explain the Holy Roman…

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Lorenzo de' Medici, the Magnificent (vol. 2 of 2)

Alfred von Reumont

Alfred von Reumont’s second volume on Lorenzo de’ Medici is a comprehensive historical study that begins with…

Cover of The history of the damnable life and deserved death of Doctor John Faustus, 1592, together with The second report of Faustus, containing his appearances and the deeds of Wagner, 1594.

The history of the damnable life and deserved death of Doctor John Faustus, 1592, together with The second report of Faustus, containing his appearances and the deeds of Wagner, 1594.

This volume presents the earliest surviving English renditions of the Faust legend, drawing on the 1592 Faust…

Cover of "Their Majesties' Servants." Annals of the English Stage (Volume 3 of 3)

"Their Majesties' Servants." Annals of the English Stage (Volume 3 of 3)

Dr. Doran

Cover of Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 04 (of 10)
 Filippino Lippi to Domenico Puligo

Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 04 (of 10) Filippino Lippi to Domenico Puligo

Giorgio Vasari

Cover of Constitutional History of England, Henry VII to George II. Volume 3 of 3

Constitutional History of England, Henry VII to George II. Volume 3 of 3

Henry Hallam

Henry Hallam’s three‑volume Constitutional History of England, covering the period from Henry VII to George…

Cover of Micrographia Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries Thereupon

Micrographia Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries Thereupon

Robert Hooke

Robert Hooke’s Micrographia is a pioneering scientific treatise that records the first systematic…

Discours de la méthode

Discours de la méthode

René Descartes

Ce texte est une introduction monumentale à la pensée de René Descartes, placée dans le contexte historique…

Elizabethan England From 'A Description of England,' by William Harrison

Elizabethan England From 'A Description of England,' by William Harrison

William Harrison

This work is a seventeenth‑century topographical and social survey of England, compiled by William Harrison,…

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Giordano Bruno

J. Lewis McIntyre

The work is a scholarly biography and philosophical sketch of Giordano Bruno, written by J.

Cover of Europe in the Sixteenth Century, 1494-1598, Fifth Edition
 Period 4 (of 8), Periods of European History

Europe in the Sixteenth Century, 1494-1598, Fifth Edition Period 4 (of 8), Periods of European History

A. H. Johnson

Arthur Henry Johnson’s Europe in the Sixteenth Century, 1494‑1598 is a scholarly handbook that forms the…

Macchiavellis Buch vom Fürsten

Macchiavellis Buch vom Fürsten

Niccolò Machiavelli

Dieses Werk ist Niccolò Machiavellis politisches Traktat, das seit seiner Erstveröffentlichung für Aufsehen…

Cover of Cassell's History of England, Vol. 3 (of 8)
 From the Great Rebellion to the Fall of Marlborough.

Cassell's History of England, Vol. 3 (of 8) From the Great Rebellion to the Fall of Marlborough.

Anonymous

Cover of The journal of George Fox, vol. 1 of 2: Being an historical account of his life, travels, sufferings, and Christian experiences.

The journal of George Fox, vol. 1 of 2: Being an historical account of his life, travels, sufferings, and Christian experiences.

George Fox

The work is a two‑volume historical journal written by George Fox himself, the founder of the Religious…

Cover of The Voyages of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, 1595 to 1606. Volume 1

The Voyages of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, 1595 to 1606. Volume 1

Pedro Fernandes de Queirós

The work is a scholarly edition of the original narratives that record Pedro Fernández de Quiros’s Pacific…