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- Genere: Libro
- Lingua: Inglese
- Editore: Cambridge University Press
- Pubblicazione: 02/2001
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
cunningham andrew; grell ole peter
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TRAMA
This is an exciting interpretation of early modern European history.NOTE EDITORE
This book offers an exciting interpretation of early modern European history (1490–1648). Cunningham and Grell's point of departure, and a prism through which events of the period are interpreted, is Dürer's famous woodcut of The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. This image came to characterise the outlook and expectations of most early modern Europeans, who experienced a dramatic rise in population, leading to repeated episodes of war, epidemics and famine. These were seen as indicating the imminent end of the world. The book is lavishly illustrated with fascinating contemporary images which, like many texts of the period, are preoccupied with Apocalypticism and eschatological expectations. Lucidly written and carefully organised, it brings together religious, social, military and medical history in one survey, giving a unique insight into why the early modern world linked all the crises of the age to the Day of Judgement.SOMMARIO
Preface; List of illustrations; 1. Introduction: an apocalyptic age; 2. The White Horse: religion, revelation and reformation; 3. The Red Horse: war, weapons and wounds; 4. The Black Horse: food, f(e)ast and famine; 5. The Pale Horse: disease, disaster and death; 6. Epilogue; Notes; Index.PREFAZIONE
Cunningham and Grell offer an exciting interpretation of early modern European history (1490-1648), using the prism of The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. The book is lavishly illustrated with fascinating contemporary images, giving a unique insight into the early modern world.ALTRE INFORMAZIONI
- Condizione: Nuovo
- ISBN: 9780521467018
- Dimensioni: 243 x 21 x 170 mm Ø 600 gr
- Formato: Brossura
- Illustration Notes: 71 b/w illus.
- Pagine Arabe: 376