1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450790903321

Autore

McLean Matthew (Matthew Adam), <1975->

Titolo

The cosmographia of Sebastian Münster [[electronic resource] ] : describing the world in the Reformation / / Matthew McLean

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Aldershot, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2007

ISBN

1-317-03718-9

1-317-03717-0

1-281-09953-8

9786611099534

0-7546-8672-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (393 p.)

Collana

St. Andrews studies in Reformation history

Disciplina

940.2/32072

Soggetti

Geography

Cosmography

Intellectual life - 16th century

Reformation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-371) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1 Sebastian Münster: A Brief Biography; 2 Sixteenth-century Cosmography: Its Sources, Development and the Extent of its Ambitions; 3 The Cosmographia: Genesis of an Idea, Methods of Realisation, Versions of the Text; 4 From Centre to Periphery: The Organisation, Topics and Content of the Cosmographiae Universalis; 5 Understanding the World of Münster's Cosmographia: Evaluating Man, Celebrating his Works and Interpreting the Book of the World; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia was an immensely influential book that attempted to describe the entire world across all of human history and analyse its constituent elements of geography, history, ethnography, zoology and botany. Through this examination of Münster, his publications and scholarly networks, the conflicts and continuities between medieval scholarly traditions and the widening



horizons of the sixteenth century are explored and revealed. Of interest to scholars of humanist culture, the Reformation and book history, this ambitious work throws into relief previously overlooked asp

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910700267603321

Autore

Vincent Claudia G

Titolo

Developing social competence for all students [[electronic resource] /] / Claudia G. Vincent, Robert H. Horner, George Sugai

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Arlington, VA : , : ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education, ERIC/OSEP Special Project, , [2002]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (6 pages)

Collana

ERIC/OSEP digest ; ; no. E626

Altri autori (Persone)

HornerRobert H

SugaiGeorge M. <1951->

Soggetti

Students

Social skills in children

Behavior modification

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Feb. 25, 2004).

"The development of this paper was supported in part by Grant No. H326S98003 awarded by the Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education."

"This digest was prepared with funding from the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education, under Contract No. ED-99-C0-0026."

"2002-07-00."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 5-6).



3.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00509341

Autore

Hicks, David

Titolo

Oral literature, gender and precedence in East Timor : metaphysics in narrative / David Hicks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Copenhagen, : NIAS Press, 2020

ISBN

978-87-7694-276-2

Descrizione fisica

xviii, 190 p. : ill., c. geogr. ; 23 cm

Classificazione

SEA VI

Soggetti

TRADIZIONE ORALE - TIMOR EST

LETTERATURA ORALE - Timor Est

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia