Giordano Bruno is known as the Prophet of the New Age, and his vision of an infinite universe grounded in science is increasingly celebrated. One of the principal forces behind his rediscovery was the great British historian Frances Yates. In calling attention to Giordono Bruno, she paved the way for a revaluation of the esoteric influences at play during the onset of the modern era. Today, when traditional answers about the universe and our place within it are under increasing scrutiny, Giordono Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition proves itself a true classic for our time.

Giordano Bruno is known as the Prophet of the New Age, and his vision of an infinite universe grounded in science is increasingly celebrated. One of the principal forces behind his rediscovery was the great British historian Frances Yates. In calling attention to Giordono Bruno, she paved the way for a revaluation of the esoteric influences at play during the onset of the modern era. Today, when traditional answers about the universe and our place within it are under increasing scrutiny, Giordono Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition proves itself a true classic for our time.

This volume of The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain presents an overview of the century-and-a-half between the death of Chaucer in 1400 and the incorporation of the Stationers' Company in 1557. The profound changes during that time in social, political and religious conditions are reflected in the dissemination and reception of the written word. The manuscript culture of Chaucer's day was replaced by an ambience in which printed books would become the norm. The emphasis in this collection of essays is on the demand and use of books. Patterns of ownership are identified as well as patterns of where, why and how books were written, printed, bound, acquired, read and passed from hand to hand. The book trade receives special attention, with emphasis on the large part played by imports and on links with printers in other countries, which were decisive for the development of printing and publishing in Britain.

This volume documents the remarkable range of E H Gombrich's achievements, from his first article published in 1930 to a book review, letters, a lecture and other pieces published as recently as April 2000. Following established bibliographical principles, it lists in chronological order the staggering range of his books, articles, reviews, prefaces and other published pieces, giving each item a unique reference number. The documentation is as complete as the author and publisher can possibly make it, and includes countless reprints, new editions and translations. There are full indexes of titles, books reviewed and names. This bibliography will be an invaluable working tool for scholars, libraries and bibliophiles. Simultaneously it embodies a monumental tribute to one of the greatest scholars of the age, who died in 2001. Throughout his career Gombrich was a prolific author. In addition to the world-famous Story of Art and Art and Illusion, he published a long succession of scholarly articles, many of which have been republished in his volumes of collected essays and translated into numerous languages. This complete listing of all these works and assorted smaller pieces provides a testament to the extraordinary spectrum of Gombrich's interests and his international standing as a scholar and popularizer of art and culture.