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UNINA9910788691103321 |
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Titolo |
Chess in the Middle Ages and early modern age [[electronic resource] ] : a fundamental thought paradigm of the premodern world / / edited by Daniel E. O'Sullivan |
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Boston, : De Gruyter, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-62856-2 |
3-11-028881-8 |
9786613941015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (264 p.) |
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Fundamentals of Medieval and Early Modern Culture ; ; 10 |
Fundamentals of medieval and early modern culture, , 1864-3396 ; ; 10 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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O'SullivanDaniel E. <1976-> |
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Disciplina |
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Chess - History - To 1500 |
Civilization, Medieval |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. I. Chess, morality, and politics -- pt. II. Women on and off the chessboard -- pt. III. Playing games with chess and allegory. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The game of chess was wildly popular in the Middle Ages, so much so that it became an important thought paradigm for thinkers and writers who utilized its vocabulary and imagery for commentaries on war, politics, love, and the social order. In this collection of essays, scholars investigate chess texts from numerous traditions - English, French, German, Latin, Persian, Spanish, Swedish, and Catalan - and argue that knowledge of chess is essential to understanding medieval culture. Such knowledge, however, cannot rely on the modern game, for today's rules were not developed until the late fifteenth century. Only through familiarity with earlier incarnations of the game can one fully appreciate the full import of chess to medieval society. The careful scholarship contained in this volume provides not only insight into the significance of chess in medieval European culture but also opens up avenues of inquiry for future work in this rich field. |
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UNINA9910261140103321 |
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Autore |
Katrine L. Whiteson |
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Titolo |
Virus Discovery by Metagenomics: The (Im)possibilities |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (216 p.) |
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Frontiers Research Topics |
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Microbiology (non-medical) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Since the late 1800s, the discovery of new viruses was a gradual process. Viruses were described one by one using a suite of techniques such as (electron) microscopy and viral culture. Investigators were usually interested in a disease state within an organism, and expeditions in viral ecology were rare. The advent of metagenomics using high-throughput sequencing has revolutionized not only the rate of virus discovery, but also the nature of the discoveries. For example, the viral ecology and etiology of many human diseases are being characterized, non-pathogenic viral commensals are ubiquitous, and the description of environmental viromes is making progress. This Frontiers in Virology Research Topic showcases how metagenomic and bioinformatic approaches have been combined to discover, classify and characterize novel viruses. |
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