Europe 1450 to 1789 : encyclopedia of the early modern world / Jonathan Dewald, editor in chief.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dewald, Jonathan.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization.

Intellectual life.

History.

Europe--History--15th century--Encyclopedias.

Europe.

Europe--History--1492-1648--Encyclopedias.

Europe--History--1648-1789--Encyclopedias.

Europe--Intellectual life--Encyclopedias.

Europe--Civilization--Encyclopedias.

Genre:

Encyclopedias.

Physical Description:

6 volumes : illustrations (some color), maps, plates ; 29 cm

Other Title:

Encyclopedia of the early modern world

Place of Publication:

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons/Thomson-Gale, [2004]

Summary:

This new detailed set explores European history from 1450-1789, from the print revolution to the French Revolution. The set's 1,150 articles, written by eminent scholars, cover major topics in art, government and education as well as providing biographical entries on key figures of the period. In addition, the set covers topics specific to the era, such as apocalypticism, guilds, food riots, royal mistresses and lovers, the Spanish inquisition, Utopia and others. Each volume includes a color frontispiece and an eight-page color insert. Features include approximately 750 black-and-white photographs, 30 maps, a year-by-year chronology, a topical outline and index, a research guide and a comprehensive index.

Contents:

v. 1. Absolutism to Coligny

v. 2. Cologne to fur trade

v. 3. Gabrieli to Lyon

v. 4. Macau to Pope

v. 5. Popular culture to Switzerland

v. 6. Tasso to Zwingli; index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

068431200X

0684312018

0684312026

0684312034

0684312042

0684312050

0684312069

OCLC:

52687911