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New Worlds, Ancient Texts: The Power of Tradition and the Shock of Discovery
Anthony Grafton
New Worlds, Ancient Texts: The Power of Tradition and the Shock of Discovery
Anthony Grafton
Describing an era of exploration during the Renaissance that went far beyond geographic bounds, this book shows how the evidence of the New World shook the foundations of the old, upsetting the authority of the ancient texts that had guided Europeans so far afield.
296 pages, 75 halftones
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | March 15, 1995 |
ISBN13 | 9780674618763 |
Publishers | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 296 |
Dimensions | 205 × 235 × 17 mm · 582 g |
Language | English |
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