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New Worlds, Ancient Texts : The Power of Tradition and the Shock of Discovery
New Worlds Ancient Texts The Power of Tradition and the Shock of Discovery
Author: Anthony Grafton, April Shelford, Nancy Siraisi
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.
ISBN-13: 9780674618763
ISBN-10: 0674618769
Publication Date: 1/25/2005
Pages: 296
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Publisher: Belknap Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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