Filled with incident, discovery, and revelation, Dutch Light is a vivid account of Christiaan Huygens’s remarkable life
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Constantijn Huygens was a poet, composer and connoisseur of art and the classics. He was also secretary and confidant to
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The churches of medieval Europe contained richly carved and painted screens, placed between the altar and the congregati
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Fresh examinations of one of the most important church furnishings of the middle ages. The churches of medieval Europe c
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The untold story of how the Dutch conquered the European book market and became the World's greatest bibliophiles
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Looks at the search for knowledge in science, with the main motivation being curiosity, an urge to see, understand, and
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Innovation, technology, and spectacle combine in wondrous works of decorative art and furniture that embody the splendor
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In this wide-ranging and stimulating book, a leading authority on the history of medicine and science presents convincin
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