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History of Venice. Vol. 1, Books I-IV

Obrazy
Autor
Pietro Bembo ; ed. and translated by Robert W. Ulery, Jr.
Place of publication
Cambridge
Publication date
2007
Table of Contents

Introduction . . ix
Map . . xxiv

Book I (1487-1493) . . 2
Book II (1493-95) . . 78
Book III (1495-1497) . . 166
Book IV (1497-1499) . . 252

Note on the Text and Translation . . 331
Notes to the Text . . 333
Notes to the Translation . . 335
Bibliography . . 343
Index . . 345

Series
(The I Tatti Renaissance Library ; 28)

The making of modern Japan

Obrazy
Autor
Marius B. Jansen
Place of publication
Cambridge
Publication date
2002
Table of Contents

Preface . . xiii
Acknowledgments . . xvii
Note on Names and Romanization . . xviii

1. SEKIGAHARA . . 1
2. THE TOKUGAWA STATE . . 32
3. FOREIGN RELATIONS . . 63
4. STATUS GROUPS . . 96
5. URBANIZATION AND COMMUNICATIONS . . 127
6. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MASS CULTURE . . 159  
7. EDUCATION, THOUGHT, AND RELIGIOM . . 187
8. CHANGE, PROTEST, AND REFORM . . 223
9. THE OPENING TO THE WORLD . . 257
10. THE TOKUGAWA FALL . . 294
11. THE MEIJI REYOLUTION . . 333
12. BUILDING THE MEIJI STATE . . 371
13. IMPERIAL JAPAN . . 414
14. MEIJI CULTURE . . 456
15. JAPAN BETWEEN THE WARS . . 495
16. TAISHO CULTURE AND SOCIETY . . 537
17. THE CHINA WAR . . 576
18. THE PACIFIC WAR . . 625
19. THE YOSHIDA YEARS . . 675
20. JAPAN SINCE INDEPENDENCE . . 715

Further Reading . . 769
Notes . . 795
Credits . . 841
Index . . 843

Modern poets

Obrazy
Autor
Lilio Gregorio Giraldi ; ed. and transl. by John N. Grant
Place of publication
Cambridge
Publication date
2011
Table of Contents

Introduction . . vii

MODERN POETS
Preface . . 2
Introduction . . 6
Dialogue One . . 14
Dialogue Two . . 108
Appendix . . 219

Note on the Text . . 221
Notes to the Text . . 225
Notes to the Translation . . 231
Biographical Glossary . . 251
Bibliography . . 345
Index . . 347

Series
(The I Tatti Renaissance Library ; 48)

The return of Lucretius to Renaissance Florence

Obrazy
Autor
Alison Brown
Place of publication
Cambridge
Publication date
2010
Table of Contents

Preface . . vii
Abbreviations . . xv

1. The Epicurean Revival in Florence and Italy . . 1
2. Medicean Florence: Marsilio Ficino and Bartolomeo Scala . . 16
3. Republican Florence: The University Lectures of Marcello Adriani . . 42
4. Machiavelli and the Influence of Lucretius . . 68
5. Lucretian Networks in the Late Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Centuries . . 88
Appendix: Notes on Machiavellf s Transcription of MS Vat. Rossi 884 . . 113

Select Bibliography . . 123
Index . . 129

Series
(I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History)

Latin poetry

Obrazy
Autor
Girolamo Fracastoro ; transl. by James Gardner
Place of publication
Cambridge
Publication date
2013
Table of Contents

Introduction . . ix

LATIN POETRY

SYPHILIS, OR THE FRENCH DISEASE
Book I . . 2
Book II . . 30
Book III . . 58

JOSEPH
Book I . . 88
Book II . . 122

CARMINA
I. Alcon, or On the care of hunting dogs . . 168
II. On the death of Marcantonio della Torre . . 178
III. On the death of Paolo and Giulio, Fracastoros sons . . 190
IV. To Daniele Rainieri, prefect of Verona . . 196
V. To Giovanni Matteo Giberti, bishop of Verona . . 200
VI. To Marguerite Valois, queen of Navarre . . 206
VII. To Marcantonio Flaminio and Galeazzo Florimonte . . 218
VIII. To Francesco della Torre of Verona . . 224
IX. On the death of Eriprando Madruzzo . . 230
X. To Cardinal Alessandro Farnese . . 232
XI. To the same illustrious cardinal . . 240
XII. To Pope Julius III . . 246
XIII. Fragment . . 256
XIV. Fragment, to Giovanni Battista della Torre . . 256
XV. Winter, to the same . . 258
XVI. Spring, to the same . . 258
XVII. Fragment, to the same . . 262
XVIII. Another fragment . . 262
XIX. Another fragment, to the same . . 264
XX. Another fragment . . 266
XXI. On the birthday of Giano Fregoso . . 266
XXII. On the birth of a son to Vittoria Farnese . . 268
XXIII. The tomb of Francesco Maria Molza of Modena . . 270
XXIV. To Giovanni Lippomano . . 270
XXV. On the death of Giovanni Battista da Monte . . 272
XXVI. To Gian Marteo Giberti . . 272
XXVII. To the same . . 274
XXVIII. To the same . . 274
XXIX. To the same . . 276
XXX. On the Marsango rivulet . . 276
XXXI. On the same . . 278
XXXII. From the end of the Homocentrica . . 278
XXXIII. From the first book On Contagious Diseases . . 280
XXXIV. From the third book of the same work . . 282
XXXV. From the Dialogue on Poetry . . 282
XXXVI. From the first book On Intellection . . 284
XXXVII. From the same book . . 286
XXXVIII. At the end of the same book . . 286
XXXIX. From the second book On Intellection . . 288
XL. From the same book . . 290
XLI. From the Dialogue on the Soul . . 290
XLII. From the same dialogue: Psyche . . 292
XLIII. An ancient epigram, from Blending Wine . . 294
XLIV. To Bacchus, the conciliator . . 296
XLV. On the flight of Emperor Charles V . . 300
XLVI. On the death of Marcantonio della Torre . . 302
XLVII. An offering of thanks to Marcantonio Flaminio . . 302
XLVIII. [Untitled] . . 304
XLIX. [Untitled] . . 306
L. Fragments of a poem in praise of Giberti . . 306
LI. Fragment of an eclogue in praise of Giberti . . 316
LII. Fragment on poisons . . 340
LIII. Fragment on poisons . . 342
LIV. Another fragment . . 344
LV. Beginning of the Syphilis, another version . . 344
LVI. death of M. Giberti . . 348
LVII. [Untitled] . . 350

Note on the Text . . 353
Notes to the Text . . 371
Notes to the Translation . . 419
Bibliography . . 505
Index . . 517

Series
(The I Tatti Renaissance Library ; 57)

Christiad

Obrazy
Autor
Marco Girolamo Vida ; transl. by James Gardner
Place of publication
Cambridge
Publication date
2009
Table of Contents

Introduction . . vii

CHRISTIAD
Book I . . 2
Book II . . 62
Book III . . 124
Book IV . . 188
Book V . . 254
Book VI . . 316

Note on the Text and Translation . . 379
Notes to the Text . . 383
Variants of the First Redaction . . 385
Notes to the Translation . . 391
Bibliography . . 441
Index . . 449

Series
(I Tatti Renaissance Library ; 39)

Sacred painting ; Museum

Obrazy
Autor
Federico Borromeo ; edited and translated by Kenneth S. Rothwell, Jr. ; introd. and notes by Pamela M. Jones
Place of publication
Cambridge
Publication date
2010
Table of Contents

Introduction . . ix
Illustrations . . xxvii

Sacred Painting . . 3

Book I
1. The Subject and Arrangement of the Book . . 3
2. Decorum . . 5
3. The Errors of the Ancient Pagans . . 11
4. Historical Falsehoods . . 11
5. Pagan Myths . . 17
6. Nudity . . 21
7. Clothing . . 23
8. Age . . 27
9. The Compositional Field of the Painting . . 31
10. How Difficult It Is to Express the Emotions . . 37
11. Piety, Above All Else, Is Necessary for the Painter . . 45
12. Athletic Figures . . 51
13. Lascivious Figures . . 55

Book II
1. The Appearance of the Most Holy Trinity . . 61
2. The Portrayal of the Savior . . 65
3. Representations of the Crucifixion . . 77
4. The Mysteries of the Savior . . 83
5. The Appearance of the Most Blessed Virgin . . 91
6. Images of Angels . . 95
7. Sacred Symbols . . 99
8. Images Copied from Life . . 103
9. Portraits of St. Gregory the Great and Charlemagne . . 111
10. In Which Various Knotty Problems Concerning Portraits of the Saints Are Solved . . 117
11. The Clothing and Attributes of the Saints . . 125
12. The Various Uses of Images by Christians . . 133
13. The Ancient Forms of Sacred Buildings . . 137

Museum . . 145

Appendix: Rules of the Accademia del Disegno . . 207

Note on the Texts and Translation . . 217
Notes to the Texts . . 225
Notes to the Translation . . 227
Bibliography . . 277
Index . . 279

Series
(I Tatti Renaissance Library ; 44)

Arresting contagion : science, policy, and conflicts over animal disease control

Obrazy
Autor
Alan L. Olmstead, Paul W. Rhode
Place of publication
Cambridge
Publication date
2015
Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables . . IX

1 An Enduring Struggle . . 1
2 Livestock Disease Environment and Industry Dynamics . . 19
3 The Battle to Create the Bureau of Animal Industry . . 42
4 The BAI in Action: Establishing the Area Eradication Model . . 63
5 Bad Blood: Deciphering Texas Fever and Confining Its Spread . . 94
6 Contagions and Crises: Foot-and-Mouth Disease . . 115
7 The Hog Cholera Puzzle: Controversy and Discovery . . 138
8 Trichinosis, Trade, and Food Safety . . 156
9 The Benevolence of the Butcher: The Creation of Federal Meat Inspection . . 172
10 Bovine Tuberculosis and the Milk Problem . . 219
11 The Eradication oi Texas Fever: Conflict and Cooperation . . 251
12 An Impossible Undertaking: Eradicating Bovine Tuberculosis . . 278
13 Getting Off the Fix: Hog Cholera Eradication . . 302
14 The Mirror of the Past . . 316

Abbreviations . . 325
Notes . . 327
Bibliography . . 405
Acknowledgments . . 447
Index . . 449

Public spectacles in Roman and late antique Palestine

Obrazy
Autor
Zeev Weiss
Place of publication
Cambridge
Publication date
2014
Table of Contents

Preface . . ix

Introduction . . 1
1. The Beginning: The Introduction of Public Spectacles and Competitions into Ancient Palestine . . 11
2. Shaping the City's Landscape: Buildings for Mass Entertainment in Their Urban Context . . 57
3. Entertaining the Crowds: Performances, Competitions, and Shows . . 117
4. Financing, Organization, and Operation . . 171
5. Adopting a Novelty: Jewish Attitudes toward Roman Spectacles and Competitions . . 195
6. Public Spectacles and Sociocultural Behavior in Late Antique Palestine . . 227
Epilogue . . 255

Abbreviations . . 261
Notes . . 263
Source Index . . 347
Subject Index . . 353