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Silvio A. Bedini (1917–2007)

Auteur van The Pope's Elephant

30+ Werken 341 Leden 4 Besprekingen

Over de Auteur

Silvio Bedini lives in Washington, D.C. He is co-author of Moon, Man's Greatest Adventure and author of Jefferson: Statesman of Science, among many other books combining history and science

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Werken van Silvio A. Bedini

The Pope's Elephant (1997) 124 exemplaren
Jefferson and Science (2002) 20 exemplaren
Ridgefield in review (1958) 8 exemplaren
Leonardo (2002) 5 exemplaren
The Spotted Stones (1978) 3 exemplaren

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Algemene kennis

Geboortedatum
1917-01-17
Overlijdensdatum
2007-11-14
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
USA

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Up until the last two chapters, this book was an interesting, well-researched read. Those last two chapters dragged, though.
 
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revatait | 2 andere besprekingen | Feb 21, 2021 |
In 1514, King Manuel I of Portugal sent a menagerie of animals and presents in an effort to please and gain favor with the newly-crowned pope Leo X. Among the animals was a white Indian elephant. It was named Annone, or Hanno, and quickly became the pope’s favorite pet. Bedini traces the travels of the elephant and its impact on the art and culture of the time. One of the distracting elements of the book, however, is the tracking of every single depiction of an elephant in sixteenth and seventeenth century art throughout Europe and even Africa. That aside, the interplay between papal culture and European history is nonetheless interesting.… (meer)
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NielsenGW | 2 andere besprekingen | Dec 27, 2009 |
Oops! I still haven't read it! And it's been on my shelves FOREVER!!
 
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klg19 | 2 andere besprekingen | Jan 24, 2008 |

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Werken
30
Ook door
1
Leden
341
Populariteit
#69,903
Waardering
3.8
Besprekingen
4
ISBNs
38
Talen
2

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