The courts of the Italian Renaissance / Sergio Bertelli, Franco Cardini, Elvira Garbero Zorzi ; contributing authors, Elisa Acanfora [and others].

Main entry:

Bertelli, Sergio.

Title & Author:

The courts of the Italian Renaissance / Sergio Bertelli, Franco Cardini, Elvira Garbero Zorzi ; contributing authors, Elisa Acanfora [and others].

Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Facts on File, 1986.

Description:

279 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Translation of: Le corti italiane del Rinascimento.
Translated from the Italian by Mary Fitton and Geoffrey Culverwell
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-273) and index.
The courtly universe / Sergio Bertelli -- Courtly Progression / Sergio Bertelli -- The sacred circle of Mantua / Franco Cardini -- Court spectacle / Elvira Garbero Zorzi -- The courtly life / Elisa Acanfora and Marcello Fantoni -- Faith in God - and the stars / Franco Cardini -- The food of conspiracy / Sergio Bertelli -- Chronology, family trees and bibliography.
Originally published: Le Corti italiane del Rinascimento, Milan : Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., 1985.

Summary:

This comprehensive study of the courts of Renaissance Italy explores every aspect of their diversity and magnificence, from Naples in the south to Monferrato in the north, from the oriental-like splendors presided over by the Swabian emperor Frederick II to the Baroque glories of the Counter-Reformation in Florence. . .Scholarly and well documented, The Courts of the Italian Renaissance vividly evokes the past and is an essential guide for the reader wishing to learn more about one of the most fascinating periods of Italian history. / Jacket

ISBN:

0816015406
9780816015405

Subject:

Renaissance Italy.
Renaissance Italie.
Courts and courtiers.
Renaissance.
Hof.
Italy History 15th century.
Italy History 16th century.
Italy Court and courtiers.
Italy History 15th-16th centuries.
Italie Histoire 15e siècle.
Italie Histoire 16e siècle.
Italie Cour et courtisans.
Italy.
Italien

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Bertelli, Sergio.
Cardini, Franco.
Garbero Zorzi, Elvira.
Acanfora, Elisa.
Chesne Dauphiné Griffo, Giuliana.
Fantoni, Marcello.
Mignani Galli, Daniela.
Florescu, Ileana.
Culverwell, Geoffrey, translator
Fitton, Mary, translator

Holdings:

Location: Library main 21087
Call No.: ID:87-B814
Status: Available

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