early works to 1800

Contains over seventy full-color plates of plants, flowers, and trees that thrived in the legendary German garden founded at Eichst?tt in the early seventeenth century.

The author, holder of the highest rank attainable in the matrial arts, offers his interpretation of sixth-century philosopher Sun Tzu's treatise on war, in which he discusses the laying of plans, the actual waging of war, and the value of negotiation.

Examines the contributions early alchemists and chemists made to modern science, describing their practices, prejudices, and ideas about the natural world.

Presents an unabridged reprint of the English translation of Galileo's astronomical and philosophical text in which he sets forth, in the form of dialogues, his theories about the motion of the Earth and planets.

Presents fifteenth-century Italian leader Niccolo Machiavelli's treatise on political power, statecraft, and the qualities of the ideal ruler.

A translation of an early Chinese manual on the conduct of war including principles of strategy, tactics, and the treatment of soldiers.

Presents fifteenth-century Italian leader Niccolo Machiavelli's treatise on political power, statecraft, and the qualities of the ideal ruler.

An English translation of Christine de Pizan's "Book of the City of Ladies", which was written after the author had a dreamlike vision of three virtues.