European history

Leonardo da Vinci's arguments for the supremacy of painting over the arts of poetry, music, and sculpture address issues that have been relevant to debates over the nature of representation since the time Plato discussed imitation until today, maintains Claire Farago in this wide-ranging critical analysis of the first important modern contribution to the comparison of the arts.

This volume is the first book-length collection of research on language, gender and sexuality in the societies of central and eastern Europe.

It has been said that "e;a modern arrogance has blocked our access to the history of the Muslim calendar in Southeast Asia"e;.