Death defied : the anatomy lessons of Frederik Ruysch / by Kooijmans, L.

Table of Contents: “…The anatomy lesson -- Established and envied -- Under fire -- Ruysch at work -- Rivals -- The collection -- The return of Peter the Great -- Reproduction -- Latter days -- Ruysch's legacy.…”
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War and peace in the Baltic, 1560-1790 / by Oakley, Stewart P.

Table of Contents: “…Chapter INTRODUCTION -- chapter 1 SETTING THE SCENE -- chapter 2 THE BALTIC WORLD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY -- chapter 3 THE STRUGGLE FOR LIVONIA (1558-95) -- chapter 4 THE TIME OF TROUBLES (1595-1617/21) -- chapter 5 THE BALTIC DURING THE THIRTY YEARS WAR (1618/21-48) -- chapter 6 THE FIRST GREAT NORTHERN WAR (1648-67) -- chapter 7 THE LATER SEVENTEENTH CENTURY (1667-1700) -- chapter 8 CHARLES XII, PETER THE GREAT AND THE END OF SWEDISH DOMINANCE (1700-21) -- chapter 9 A NEW BALANCE (1721-51) -- chapter 10 MID-CENTURY CRISES (1750-72) -- chapter 11 THE AGE OF GUSTAVUS III (1772-90).…”
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Russia and courtly Europe : ritual and the culture of diplomacy, 1648-1725 / by Hennings, Jan

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