Columbus : and the conquest of the impossible

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Columbus : and the conquest of the impossible

Felipe Fernández-Armesto

(A Phoenix Press paperback)

Phoenix Press, 2000

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Note

"First published in Great Britain by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 1974"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This controversial biography of Christopher Columbus argues that he is best understood as a primitive celestial navigator, fuelled by a progressive religiosity yet strongly influenced by mysticism and millennarianism.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA54110185
  • ISBN
    • 1842120840
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiv, 141 p., [16] p. of plates
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Parent Bibliography ID
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