A Renaissance tapestry : the Gonzaga of Mantua / Kate Simon.

Main entry:

Simon, Kate, author.

Title & Author:

A Renaissance tapestry : the Gonzaga of Mantua / Kate Simon.

Publication:

New York : Harper & Row, [1988]
©1988

Description:

vii, 309 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-298) and index.
Plague.-Words and thought.-Mantegna and Alberti.-Magics and sciences.-Women.-Theater and music.-Rubens.

Summary:

A sketch of the north Italian city of Mantua during the Renaissance by a superb author of travel books. Though small, Mantua played a crucial role in the tortuously complicated Renaissance politics. Focus is on the calculating Gonzaga family whose political astuteness, tangled network of marriage alliances, etc., kept it in power from 1329 to 1629. Simon interweaves condottiere, humanists, artists, and musicians, giving capsule biographies of famous figures. Despite some omissions in coverage, the text is splendid: Simon has an ear attuned to the apposite quote, an especially critical eye for the works of art that made the court of Mantua internationally famous. General readers and travelers will enjoy this book. Bennett D. Hill, St. Anselm's Abbey, Washington, D.C. --Library Journal.

ISBN:

0060158476
9780060158477
024554738X (HARRAP)
9780245547386 (HARRAP)

Subject:

Gonzaga family.
Gonzague (Famille)
Gonzaga Familie
Renaissance Italy.
Renaissance Italie.
Civilization.
Renaissance.
Geschichte
Belletristische Darstellung
Mantua (Italy) Civilization.
Italy Civilization 1268-1559.
Italie Civilisation 1268-1559.
Italy.
Italy Mantua.

Form/genre:

Belletristische Darstellung.

Added entries:

Gonzaga of Mantua

Holdings:

Location: Library main 32721
Call No.: ID:88-B4390
Status: Available

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