Printed images were widely disseminated in early-modern Britain, yet, by comparison with texts, they have been relatively neglected, even by historians to whom they ought to be of the greatest…

For anyone interested in the scientific revolution these essays are compulsory reading. HISTORY A fresh view of the formative years of the Royal Society.

This book is about a single image - John Evelyn’s frontispiece to Thomas Sprat’s History of the Royal-Society of London (1667). Providing a full analysis of the image in its…

This is the story of the illegitimate son of a young immigrant woman who was on the run from her abusive husband. It's the story of a child whose father…

This book provides an approachable exposition of the rationale of textual editing with special reference to texts from between 1550-1800. The volume explains how manuscript and printed texts were produced…

The modern imagination of classical Chinese thought has long been dominated by Confucius, Mozi, Mencius, and other Masters of the Warring States period. Michael Hunter argues that this approach neglects…

This book parts the curtain and looks behind the scenes at the little-known but important influence Mormons have had on popular culture in the United States and beyond.Mormons and Popular…