This handbook is the first to cover the entire field, encompassing both theoretical and practical aspects of traditional as well as modern digital methods and their history.

Drawing on both scientific and mythological sources, the book showcases Kunz's expertise in gemology and his passion for uncovering the hidden meanings behind these precious stones.

This book reinterprets the rise of consumerism in terms of interaction between Europe and China 1400-1800.

This book presents a cultural history of the Greek tragedy and its influence on subsequent Greek and Roman art and literature.

Throughout Europe, nostalgia and modernization embraced around 1800: the rise of historicism coincided with the emergence of the modern nation-state.

Papers presented at the International Conference on History of Mathematical Sciences, held at New Delhi during 20-23 December 2001.

In this text, Ian Hacking offers his reflections on the philosophical uses of history. The focus is the historical emergence of concepts and objects.