莉迪亚·派恩，作家兼历史学家，专注科学史与物质文化史。获亚利桑那州立大学历史学和人类学学位，也是历史和哲学博士。曾赴南非、埃塞俄比亚、乌兹别克斯坦、伊朗和美国西南等地，参与实地调查和档案研究。在《时代》《大西洋》《鹦鹉螺》《公共领域评论》上发表多篇文章和论文。现任得州大学奥斯汀分校历史研究所访问研究员。

莉迪亚·派恩，作家兼历史学家，专注科学史与物质文化史。获亚利桑那州立大学历史学和人类学学位，也是历史和哲学博士。曾赴南非、埃塞俄比亚、乌兹别克斯坦、伊朗和美国西南等地，参与实地调查和档案研究。在《时代》《大西洋》《鹦鹉螺》《公共领域评论》上发表多篇文章和论文。现任得州大学奥斯汀分校历史研究所访问研究员。

莉迪亚·派恩，作家兼历史学家，专注科学史与物质文化史。获亚利桑那州立大学历史学和人类学学位，也是历史和哲学博士。曾赴南非、埃塞俄比亚、乌兹别克斯坦、伊朗和美国西南等地，参与实地调查和档案研究。在《时代》《大西洋》《鹦鹉螺》《公共领域评论》上发表多篇文章和论文。现任得州大学奥斯汀分校历史研究所访问研究员。

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TASCHEN's 25th anniversary - Special edition! Famous Manuscripts - The fascinating world of medieval miniature painting and illumination. From "The Book of Kells" to Boccaccio's "Decameron" and from the "Vienna Genesis" to Dante's "Divine Comedy" - see the breathtaking originals of 167 of the greatest classics of all time. This lavishly produced book introduces the reader to th...(展开全部)

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Human domination of our earth is now so complete that it is easy to forget how recently our role in the history of our planet began: the earliest apes evolved around 20 million years ago, yet Homo Sapiens has existed for a mere 160,000 years. In the intervening period, dozens of species of early ape and human have lived and died out, leaving behind the fossilized remains that h...(展开全部)

Human domination of our earth is now so complete that it is easy to forget how recently our role in the history of our planet began: the earliest apes evolved around 20 million years ago, yet homo sapiens has existed for a mere 160,000 years. In the intervening period, dozens of species of early ape and human have lived and died out, leaving behind the fossilized remains that h...(展开全部)