A novelized biography of Leonardo da Vinci through which the writer talks about the art of the Renaissance. With a foreword by Izidor Kršnjavo and 43 pictures. Second edition.
Translation
Iso Velikanović
Dimensions
22 x 14.5 cm
Pages
551
Publisher
Tisak jugoslovenske štampe d.d. u Zagrebu, Zagreb, 1927.
A romanticized biography of the great Russian plant breeder Ivan Michurin, who spent decades "transforming" nature with new fruit varieties. A classic Soviet work of popular science in Croatian translation.
Nakladni zavod Hrvatske, 1946.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
8.64 €
Croatian history • Romanced history • Biography • Political-historical essays
Petar Grgec depicts the life of Ban Ivan Karlović (Kurjaković), known as the "Croatian Job" for his suffering in the battles against the Turks. A popular historical monograph published by the Croatian Academy of Sciences of St. Jerome.
Hrvatsko književno društvo Sv. Jeronima, 1932.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
12.42 €
Francuska književnost • Historical novel • Biography
In his biography "Disraeli," Maurois depicts the life of British statesman Benjamin Disraeli, his political rise, literary work, and role in shaping 19th-century British politics.
Minerva nakladna knjižara, 1939.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
8.56 €
Moral and didactic literature • Serbian literature • Literary Theory • Biography
An interwar study of Petar II Petrović Njegoš on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of his death: biography, selection of verses and interpretation of key works in a historical-political framework.
BE-KA, 1934.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
8.24 €
German literature • Biography • Art history
"Don Francisco de Goya" depicts the life and work of the famous Spanish painter Francisco Goya. The book connects his artistic development with the turbulent social and political events of his time.
Nakladni zavod Josip Čaklović, 1943.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
6.42 €
Biography • Political journalism • Political-historical essays
Andrija Živković, Josip Andrić, Luka Perinić, Ivo Bogdan, Petar Grgec, Bonifacije Perović
Some Build, Others Destroy: Peace and Order in the World presents accounts of the world's leading political and religious figures of the interwar period and their role in shaping peace, order, and contemporary ideological conflicts.