Encyclopedia of the Renaissance and the Reformation
iatrochemistry The medical theory that disease results from a chemical reaction and that it can be both defined and treated chem ...
Renaissance icons had to satisfy a number of require- ments. First was the principle of decorum; the icon had to be appropriate ...
The correspondence of Isabella d’Este shows how much importance was attached to imprese, which were be- lieved to present in a p ...
the indulgence system. Although the theses were intended as an invitation to scholarly debate, rather than a state- ment of publ ...
society. Except for the Languedocian region of southern France, inquisitorial activity declined in the 14th century. After the m ...
intermedii (intermezzi) Either instrumental interludes played out of sight of the audience, or, more popularly, stage spectacles ...
passed to the north in tuscanized form and had an im- mense influence (see DOLCE STIL NUOVO). In Umbria, St. Francis and Jacopon ...
Jacobean style The English architectural and decorative style associated with the reign (1603–25) of James I. It is also known a ...
(1507). In general he avoided war, but in 1513 treaty obligations with France compelled him to invade Eng- land. He was defeated ...
Jenkinson, Anthony (died 1611) English traveler and merchant After some years in the Middle East as a merchant (1546–53), Jenkin ...
Wheathampstead, U.K.: Anthony Clarke, 1986); ∼The Progress of the Jesuits 1556–79 (London: Longmans, Green, 1946); Joseph A. Gag ...
with it, and who will ultimately redeem its flawed people. God’s will, as expressed in the Scriptures and through priestly instr ...
founded in 1388 to commemorate this victory. John and his wife, Philippa of Lancaster (1360–1415), granddaugh- ter of King Edwar ...
pointed surveyor of works to James I in 1615 and he sub- sequently held the same office under Charles I. Jones’s earliest surviv ...
dedicated to Princess Marguerite de France, which caused scandal by its frank discussion of gynecology and obstet- rics in the v ...
by religious observance and good works. Justification by faith alone thus came to define Protestant radicalism against Catholic ...
Kempeneer, Pieter de See CAMPANA, PEDRO DE Kepler, Johannes (1571–1630) German astronomer Born near Wittenberg, the son of a mer ...
largely a development of that of his predecessor in Haar- lem, Willem den Abt. His finest works are the Haarlem meat hall (1602– ...
Pierre de RONSARDin the latter. He returned to Poland (1559) with a thorough knowledge of classical and Italian literature and a ...
Labé, Louise (c. 1524–c. 1566) French poet The beautiful wife of a wealthy rope maker (cordier), Louise Labé was nicknamed “La B ...
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