ISBN10: 0300091303, ISBN13: 9780300091304, [publisher: Yale University Press, United States] Softcover Henry the Navigator, fifteenth-century Portuguese prince and explorer, is a legendary, almost mythical figure in late medieval history. Considered along with Columbus to be one of the progenitors of modernity, Prince Henry challenged the scientific assumptions of his age and was responsible for liberating Europeans from geographical restraints that had bound them since the Roman Empires collapse. In this enthralling account of Henrys lifethe first biography of The Navigator in more than a centuryPeter Russell reaps the harvest of a lifelong study of Prince Henry. Making full use of documentary evidence only recently available, Russell reevaluates Henry and his role in Portuguese and European history. Examining the full range of Prince Henrys activities, Russell discusses the explorers image as an imperialist and as a maritime, mathematical, and navigational pioneer. He considers Henrys voyages of discovery in the African Atlantic, their economic and cultural consequences, and the difficult questions they generated regarding international law and papal jurisdiction. Russell demonstrates the degree to which Henry was motivated by the predictions of his astrologeran aspect of his career little known until nowand explains how this innovator, though firmly rooted in medieval ways of thinking and behaving, set in motion a current of change that altered European history. ...

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ISBN10: 0300091303, ISBN13: 9780300091304, [publisher: Yale University Press Sep 2001] Softcover Neuware - This enthralling bio of the legendary 15th century Portuguese prince examines the full range of his activities as an imperialist and as a maritime, cartographical, and navigational pioneer. Russell shows his innovations set in motion changes that altered the history of Europe and regions far beyond. Illustrations.
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ISBN10: 0300091303, ISBN13: 9780300091304, [publisher: Yale University Press Sep 2001] Softcover Neuware - This enthralling bio of the legendary 15th century Portuguese prince examines the full range of his activities as an imperialist and as a maritime, cartographical, and navigational pioneer. Russell shows his innovations set in motion changes that altered the history of Europe and regions far beyond. Illustrations.
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ISBN10: 0300091303, ISBN13: 9780300091304, [publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven] Softcover Paperback. Henry the Navigator, fifteenth-century Portuguese prince and explorer, is a legendary, almost mythical figure in late medieval history. Considered along with Columbus to be one of the progenitors of modernity, Prince Henry challenged the scientific assumptions of his age and was responsible for liberating Europeans from geographical restraints that had bound them since the Roman Empire's collapse. In this enthralling account of Henry's life-the first biography of "The Navigator" in more than a century-Peter Russell reaps the harvest of a lifelong study of Prince Henry. Making full use of documentary evidence only recently available, Russell reevaluates Henry and his role in Portuguese and European history.Examining the full range of Prince Henry's activities, Russell discusses the explorer's image as an imperialist and as a maritime, mathematical, and navigational pioneer. He considers Henry's voyages of discovery in the African Atlantic, their economic and cultural consequences, and the difficult questions they generated regarding international law and papal jurisdiction. Russell demonstrates the degree to which Henry was motivated by the predictions of his astrologer-an aspect of his career little known until now-and explains how this innovator, though firmly rooted in medieval ways of thinking and behaving, set in motion ...

ISBN10: 0300091303, ISBN13: 9780300091304, [publisher: Yale University Press] Softcover 2001. New edition. Paperback. A re-evaluation of the life of the legendary 15th-century Portuguese prince, Henry the Navigator. It examines the full range of the Prince's activities as an imperialist and as a maritime, cartographical and navigational pioneer. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 464 pages, 27 colour pl 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD; HBLC; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 488. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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Yale University Press 2001 Trade paperback New 2001. New edition. Paperback. A re-evaluation of the life of the legendary 15th-century Portuguese prince, Henry the Navigator. It examines the full range of the Prince's activities as an imperialist and as a maritime, cartographical and navigational pioneer. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 464 pages, 27 colour pl 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD; HBLC; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 488......We ship daily from our Bookshop.