(This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curat...)
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition.
https://www.amazon.com/M%C3%A9moire-Lauthenticit%C3%A9-Lettre-Toscanelli-French/dp/1115832409?SubscriptionId=AKIAJRRWTH346WSPOAFQ&tag=prabook-20&linkCode=sp1&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=1115832409
(Excerpt from The Columbian Tradition on the Discovery of ...)
Excerpt from The Columbian Tradition on the Discovery of America and of the Part Played Therein, by the Astronomer Toscanelli: A Memoir Addressed to the Professors Hermann Wagner of the University It is with difficulty that we can realize that this extraordinary project, which Columbus claimed as his own from the first, and which, as he, his son Fernando, and his admirer Las Casas tell us, formed the very object of the ever-memorable voyage of 1492, should never have been once mentioned by him before his return to Palos in 1493, though he had for years been soliciting aid to enable him to embark upon his voyage. It has been suggested that the documents in which Columbus referred to it have disappeared or been lost. But a mere possibility must not be Opposed to a reality. The fact is that Columbus, who wrote a great deal, and who must have been full of his scheme and ready to explain it to Others in applying for help, has left not a single line written prior to his discovery in which he mentions it, whereas, after the discovery, he is constantly referring to it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
https://www.amazon.com/Columbian-Tradition-Discovery-Astronomer-Toscanelli/dp/1332102603?SubscriptionId=AKIAJRRWTH346WSPOAFQ&tag=prabook-20&linkCode=sp1&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=1332102603
(Excerpt from The Letter and Chart of Toscanelli: On the R...)
Excerpt from The Letter and Chart of Toscanelli: On the Route to the Indies by Way of the West, Sent in 1474 to the Portuguese Fernam Martins, and Later on to Christopher Columbus In the last place I mention Mr Victor Collins, to whom I feel more obliged than I can express. He has revised my text, read my proofs, translated the Italian text Of the letter, and taken charge Of all the details connected with the printing and publishing Of this book. Under these headings I have contracted towards him Obligations which all my friendship can scarcely repay.' TO him, and to all those I have named, I Offer my sincerest thanks and gratitude. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
https://www.amazon.com/Letter-Chart-Toscanelli-Portuguese-Christopher/dp/1331582369?SubscriptionId=AKIAJRRWTH346WSPOAFQ&tag=prabook-20&linkCode=sp1&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=1331582369
( About the Book Biblical studies are a set of diverse di...)
About the Book Biblical studies are a set of diverse disciplines that are concerned with a study of the Bible, i.e. the Tanach and the New Testament. There were four gospels comprising the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John), and these are the main sources of information about the life of Jesus. Bible studies itself draws on many disciplines ranging from archaeology, ancient history, cultural backgrounds, textual criticism, literary criticism, historical backgrounds, philology, and social science. As to philology for example, most of the Hebrew Bible, the Tanakh, which formed the basis of the Christian Old Testament, was written in Biblical Hebrew, with a few chapters rendered in Biblical Aramaic. On the other hand, the New Testament was written in Koine Greek. About us Leopold Classic Library has the goal of making available to readers the classic books that have been out of print for decades. While these books may have occasional imperfections, we consider that only hand checking of every page ensures readable content without poor picture quality, blurred or missing text etc. That's why we: • republish only hand checked books; • that are high quality; • enabling readers to see classic books in original formats; that • are unlikely to have missing or blurred pages. You can search "Leopold Classic Library" in categories of your interest to find other books in our extensive collection. Happy reading!
https://www.amazon.com/critical-various-assigned-Christopher-Columbus/dp/B0116MXHDM?SubscriptionId=AKIAJRRWTH346WSPOAFQ&tag=prabook-20&linkCode=sp1&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B0116MXHDM
Henry Vignaud was born on November 27, 1830, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the eldest of the six children of Jean Lucien and Clemence (Godefroy) Vignaud.
His paternal grandparents, born in Provence, came with their parents to Louisiana in the eighteenth century.
Vignaud was educated in the schools of New Orleans, in which, 1852-56, he was also a teacher.
Vignaud's career as a journalist commenced with articles for the newspapers of New Orleans; from 1857 to 1860 he edited a weekly paper at Thibodaux, Louisiana, L'Union de LaFourche, and in 1860-61 he was editor of a weekly review devoted to French culture, La Renaissance Louisianaise. He also tried his hand at drama and is said (Cordier, post) to have had two plays produced at the French theatre of New Orleans.
With the outbreak of the Civil War, he became a captain in the 6th Louisiana Regiment but was made prisoner in 1862, when New Orleans was captured. Escaping, he reached Paris and never returned to the United States. In Paris he entered the service of the Confederate mission under John Slidell. His duties seem to have been chiefly journalistic and he wrote for the Index, the Confederate organ published in London, and for the Memorial Diplomatique, a Paris weekly, winning the praise of Henry Hotze, in charge of Confederate propaganda. Of the latter paper he became the regular musical and dramatic critic, and also, 1867-75, the administrateur.
Vignaud's diplomatic career in the Confederate mission was brief, but in 1869, he was appointed to a secretaryship in the Roumanian legation at Paris, and in 1872, he served as translator for the United States in the presentation of the Alabama claims for the Geneva arbitration. On December 14, 1875, recommended by Elihu B. Washburne, he was appointed second secretary of the United States legation in Paris, and on April 11, 1885, was promoted to be first secretary. For thirty-four years, he was the indispensable member of the Paris mission, frequently acting as charge d'affaires, and serving always with distinction.
His dispatches, e. g. , those of October 1884, relating to the good offices of the United States in the Franco-Chinese War, display a very high degree of understanding and diplomatic skill. He enjoyed the complete confidence of his own as well as of the French government and was often called upon for special services, as, for example, to be umpire in the arbitration, 1905, of French claims against Haiti. On March 31, 1909, at the age of seventy-eight, he resigned his position as secretary of the embassy, but was appointed honorary counselor.
He had earlier worked at histories of America, which he left in manuscript as "ouvrages sans valeur" (Cordier, post), but his special interest in Columbus grew out of his close association with Henry Harrisse and with the Peruvian scholar Manuel Gonzalez de la Rosa, and the publications of the Columbian anniversary of 1892. Convinced by De la Rosa that the famous letter of Toscanelli of 1474 was not genuine, he presented a paper on the subject, as also did De la Rosa, at the Congress of Americanists of 1900.
Public recognition of his long service came from the American colony in Paris and from the Department of State, from the French government, which promoted him to the rank of Grand Officier in the Legion of Honor, and from Tulane University, which conferred upon him the degree of LL. D. Vignaud's distinction as a historian was achieved after the age of seventy. His address of November 4, 1913, as president of the Society des Americanistes de Paris is a masterly analysis of the problems of this field of research, and his numerous contributions, for the most part published in the Journal des Americanistes, indicate the scope of his scholarship. His work was recognized by the award of numerous honors and prizes, and by election as a foreign corresponding member of the Institut de France.
(Excerpt from The Columbian Tradition on the Discovery of ...)
(Excerpt from The Letter and Chart of Toscanelli: On the R...)
( About the Book Biblical studies are a set of diverse di...)
(This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curat...)
At the age of ninety-one, Vignaud summarized his views on Columbus in a small book, Le vrai Christophe Colomb et la Legende (1921). Vignaud's conclusions respecting Columbus may be briefly stated as follows: Columbus was born in 1451, of humble origins; he did not go to sea as a boy, but was a weaver, like his father; he did not go to Portugal until 1476, never made a voyage to Iceland, had no letter from Toscanelli suggesting that the Indies could be reached by the west, and did not set out in 1492 to find the Indies, but to discover islands and lands to the west, which in fact he found.
These views, contradicting many points of the accepted Columbus tradition, aroused a controversy that is not yet ended. It is probably fair to say that, while his findings have deserved and received the most careful attention, they have not been generally accepted. Vignaud also displayed a broad interest in the whole range of studies of aboriginal America and of the earliest European contacts with the new world.
Vignaud's library of many thousand books, pamphlets, and maps, is now the property of the University of Michigan. Among his papers was an unfinished history of cartography in approximately 650, 000 words.
He was of medium height and build, wiry and energetic. His kindly and keen features, with roughly trimmed beard, his animation, and his personal characteristics were French.
He was perfectly bilingual, speaking and writing both French and English with distinction. He combined versatility of interest with powers of intense application and mastery of details, and possessed a boundless capacity for work.
Vignaud was married in 1879 to Louise Compte of Paris, who survived him a few years. They had no children, and made their home in Bagneux, a southern suburb of Paris, where their ancient and comfortable house was the scene of Vignaud's historical labors and of a hospitality freely extended, especially to American scholars.
