Author: Miltiades Varvounis
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462880827
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Jan Sobieski was one of the most extraordinary and visionary monarchs of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1674 until his death. He was a man of letters, an artistic person, a dedicated ruler but above all the greatest soldier of his time. Popular among his subjects, he won considerable fame for his decisive victory over the Ottomans at the walls of Vienna (1683). For defeating the Muslim invaders, Pope Innocent XI hailed Sobieski as the saviour of Christendom. REVIEWS "Miltiades Varvounis describes Sobieski's personality and lasting accomplishments in an exciting and illuminating way that will captivate the imagination of every reader of History books, while, at the same time, bringing back to life a period of relentless struggles between Christianity and Islam that formed the 'last chapter' of European chivalry." DR NICOLAOS NICOLOUDIS, King’s College London "This masterpiece by Miltiades Varvounis not only brings to light a forgotten genius but also sheds light onto an important part of the long turbulent Turkish history." CUMA BARAK, University of Gaziantep "The author masterfully brings to light one of the most prominent personalities of the seventeenth century who was not only a great ruler and an astute military leader but who also changed the course of history by saving Europe from the Islamic onslaught." LITHUANIAN HERITAGE magazine "A fascinating, thorough and very much needed biography of a leader whose name is virtually unknown outside of Eastern Europe. Varvounis describes Sobieski with just the right dose of historical detail and imagination - this is a work of history that reads like a work of fiction." EWA BRONOWICZ, The Post Eagle
Jan Sobieski
Author: Miltiades Varvounis
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462880827
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Jan Sobieski was one of the most extraordinary and visionary monarchs of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1674 until his death. He was a man of letters, an artistic person, a dedicated ruler but above all the greatest soldier of his time. Popular among his subjects, he won considerable fame for his decisive victory over the Ottomans at the walls of Vienna (1683). For defeating the Muslim invaders, Pope Innocent XI hailed Sobieski as the saviour of Christendom. REVIEWS "Miltiades Varvounis describes Sobieski's personality and lasting accomplishments in an exciting and illuminating way that will captivate the imagination of every reader of History books, while, at the same time, bringing back to life a period of relentless struggles between Christianity and Islam that formed the 'last chapter' of European chivalry." DR NICOLAOS NICOLOUDIS, King’s College London "This masterpiece by Miltiades Varvounis not only brings to light a forgotten genius but also sheds light onto an important part of the long turbulent Turkish history." CUMA BARAK, University of Gaziantep "The author masterfully brings to light one of the most prominent personalities of the seventeenth century who was not only a great ruler and an astute military leader but who also changed the course of history by saving Europe from the Islamic onslaught." LITHUANIAN HERITAGE magazine "A fascinating, thorough and very much needed biography of a leader whose name is virtually unknown outside of Eastern Europe. Varvounis describes Sobieski with just the right dose of historical detail and imagination - this is a work of history that reads like a work of fiction." EWA BRONOWICZ, The Post Eagle
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462880827
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Jan Sobieski was one of the most extraordinary and visionary monarchs of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1674 until his death. He was a man of letters, an artistic person, a dedicated ruler but above all the greatest soldier of his time. Popular among his subjects, he won considerable fame for his decisive victory over the Ottomans at the walls of Vienna (1683). For defeating the Muslim invaders, Pope Innocent XI hailed Sobieski as the saviour of Christendom. REVIEWS "Miltiades Varvounis describes Sobieski's personality and lasting accomplishments in an exciting and illuminating way that will captivate the imagination of every reader of History books, while, at the same time, bringing back to life a period of relentless struggles between Christianity and Islam that formed the 'last chapter' of European chivalry." DR NICOLAOS NICOLOUDIS, King’s College London "This masterpiece by Miltiades Varvounis not only brings to light a forgotten genius but also sheds light onto an important part of the long turbulent Turkish history." CUMA BARAK, University of Gaziantep "The author masterfully brings to light one of the most prominent personalities of the seventeenth century who was not only a great ruler and an astute military leader but who also changed the course of history by saving Europe from the Islamic onslaught." LITHUANIAN HERITAGE magazine "A fascinating, thorough and very much needed biography of a leader whose name is virtually unknown outside of Eastern Europe. Varvounis describes Sobieski with just the right dose of historical detail and imagination - this is a work of history that reads like a work of fiction." EWA BRONOWICZ, The Post Eagle
Królewskie rezydencje Warszawy
Author: Christian Parma
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788385743743
Category : Łazienki (Warsaw, Poland)
Languages : pl
Pages : 96
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788385743743
Category : Łazienki (Warsaw, Poland)
Languages : pl
Pages : 96
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library of the Royal Geographical Society
Author: Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). Library
Publisher: London : J. Murray
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 852
Book Description
Publisher: London : J. Murray
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 852
Book Description
Santi Gucci Fiorentino, Artist and Entrepreneur in Early Modern Poland
Author: Olga Maria Hajduk
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040023169
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
The original research in this book analyzes the artistic activity of Santi Gucci (1533– c.1600), a Florentine sculptor active in Poland in the second half of the sixteenth century, and his workshop. Chapters examine the organization of the artistic workshop (sculpting and masonry) and the model of the artist’s functioning as an entrepreneur in Renaissance Poland, using Santi Gucci’s activity as an example. Gucci shaped the image of Polish sculpture in the sixteenth century for more than 50 years, even though his work has not yet been fully examined. The author sets Gucci’s emigration within the context of the cultural exchanges between Italy and Poland that contributed to the development of the Polish Renaissance. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, Renaissance studies, architectural history and economic history.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040023169
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
The original research in this book analyzes the artistic activity of Santi Gucci (1533– c.1600), a Florentine sculptor active in Poland in the second half of the sixteenth century, and his workshop. Chapters examine the organization of the artistic workshop (sculpting and masonry) and the model of the artist’s functioning as an entrepreneur in Renaissance Poland, using Santi Gucci’s activity as an example. Gucci shaped the image of Polish sculpture in the sixteenth century for more than 50 years, even though his work has not yet been fully examined. The author sets Gucci’s emigration within the context of the cultural exchanges between Italy and Poland that contributed to the development of the Polish Renaissance. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, Renaissance studies, architectural history and economic history.
Old Town and Royal Castle in Warsaw
Author: Stanisław Lorentz
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Memorialising Premodern Monarchs
Author: Gabrielle Storey
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030841308
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
This book examines the legacies and depictions of monarchs in an international context, focusing on both self-representation and commemoration by others. Spanning ancient India through to eighteenth-century Russia, this volume offers several case studies to demonstrate trends and patterns in how different societies chose to commemorate and remember their rulers in a variety of mediums. Contributions highlight several lesser known rulers, alongside more famous ones such as Henry VIII of England, to develop a deeper understanding of how memory and monarchy functioned when drawn together. Memorialising Premodern Monarchs brings to the fore the importance of memory and memorialisation when considering the legacies and records of past rulers and their societies, and allows a deeper reflection on how these rulers live on through the historical record and popular culture.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030841308
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
This book examines the legacies and depictions of monarchs in an international context, focusing on both self-representation and commemoration by others. Spanning ancient India through to eighteenth-century Russia, this volume offers several case studies to demonstrate trends and patterns in how different societies chose to commemorate and remember their rulers in a variety of mediums. Contributions highlight several lesser known rulers, alongside more famous ones such as Henry VIII of England, to develop a deeper understanding of how memory and monarchy functioned when drawn together. Memorialising Premodern Monarchs brings to the fore the importance of memory and memorialisation when considering the legacies and records of past rulers and their societies, and allows a deeper reflection on how these rulers live on through the historical record and popular culture.
The Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy
Author: Royal Irish Academy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 1186
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 1186
Book Description
Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Microscopy
Languages : en
Pages : 898
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Microscopy
Languages : en
Pages : 898
Book Description
Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 336865814X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1889.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 336865814X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1889.
Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy
Author: Royal Irish Academy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Includes also Minutes of [the] Proceedings, and Report of [the] President and Council for the year (beginning 1965/66 called Annual report).
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Includes also Minutes of [the] Proceedings, and Report of [the] President and Council for the year (beginning 1965/66 called Annual report).