It is one of the largest Renaissance libraries, the repository of manuscripts and books of St Lorenz complex. The library was designed by Michelangelo.Bodleian Library, Oxford One of the oldest libraries in the world named after Sir Thomas Bodleian. It comprises the central Bodleian library and ...
you’ll be able to learn something new about this eclectic and energizing country. Even native Mexicans will surely learn something new from the following interesting facts about Mexico!
Heroines of the Tudor Worldtells the stories of the most remarkable women from European history in the time of the Tudor dynasty, 1485-1603. These are the women who ruled, the women who founded dynasties, the women who fought for religious freedom, their families and love.Heroines of the Tu...
Arch Bridge is one of the most popular types of bridges, which can today be found all across the world. Here you can follow their path through history, from their first inception some 3000 years ago in Greece, to their renaissance in Ancient Rome, all up to modern times. Bridge Failures...
The main filming location for King’s Landing was in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Dubrovnik’s medieval Old Town was used extensively to represent the capital of the Seven Kingdoms. The walled city, with its narrow cobblestone streets, Gothic and Renaissance architecture and proximity to the sea, made it...
Originally, chamber music referred toa type of classical music that was performed in a small space such as a house or a palace room. The number of instruments used was few and without aconductorto guide the musicians. a type of instrumental dance music that emerged during theRenaissanceBaroque...
However, oddly enough, that particular genre has only been around since the 19th century. Before flamenco, there was classical music that was most popular in the Renaissance era. Only in the Baroque era of music did the rise of softer traditional folk music start, as well as more experimental...
traditionally accepted at the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Renaissance. At the same time his conduct in the Americas, especially toward the indigenous peoples, is criminal at best, and permanently damning at the extreme end of the moral spectrum. Even accounting for the diff...
kings and the Reformation. In the era dominated by the Renaissance and Reformation,Heroines of the Tudor Worldexamines the threats and challenges faced by the women of the era, and how they overcame them. From writers to regents, from nuns to queens,Heroines of the Tudor Worldshines the spotl...
American art historian specializing in the Renaissance. He was a major figure in pioneering art attribution and therefore establishing the market for paintings by the "Old Masters". BERNARD BARUCH - (1870-1965). Sometimes referred to as "The Lone Wolf of Wall Street". American financier, stock...