The sack of Rome / Luigi Guicciardini ; translated with an introduction and notes by James H. Mc Gregor.

Main entry:

Guicciardini, Luigi, 1478-1551.

Title & Author:

The sack of Rome / Luigi Guicciardini ; translated with an introduction and notes by James H. Mc Gregor.

Publication:

New York : Italica Press, 1993.

Description:

xxxix, 153 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-137).
Translated from the Italian.

Summary:

On May 5, 1527 Spanish, German, and Italian troops under the banner of the Holy Roman Emperor swarmed into Rome. Until December, when they were finally dispersed by plague, these troops plundered, tortured, raped, and murdered in the defenseless capital of Christendom. "The sack of Rome in 1527 was an event of tragic and decisive importance. It brought the Renaissance, the greatest period in Italian history, to its sudden and catastrophic end. We are fortunate to possess many eyewitness accounts of this extraordinary event. Only one contemporary account, however, offers an overview of the political and military situation in Italy that culminated in the sack of Rome. That account is here translated for the first time." -- Back cover.

ISBN:

0934977321
9780934977326

Subject:

Guicciardini, Luigi, 1478-1551. Historia del sacco di roma.
Rome (Italy) History Siege, 1527.
Rome (Italie) Histoire 1527 (Sac)
Italy Rome
Rome (Italy) History Siege, 1527 Sources.
Geschichte

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

McGregor, James H. (James Harvey), 1946-

Holdings:

Location: Library main 106238
Call No.: ID DG812.12.G85; ID:94-B244
Status: Available

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