New Worlds, Ancient Texts The Power of Tradition and the Shock of Discovery |
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| Author:
| Grafton, Anthony |
| As told to:
| Shelford, April
Siraisi, Nancy |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-61876-3 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1995 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Imprint: | Belknap Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $46.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.