Category Archives: Italy

Italian Medals

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book … Continue reading →

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Trading Places: The Netherlandish Merchants in Early Modern Venice (Library of Economic History)

Posted on February 26, 2009 by singleton
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The Last Judgment: Michelangelo and the Death of the Renaissance

Posted on February 26, 2009 by singleton

Painted on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel, 28 years afterMichelangelo completed the glorious and hopeful ceiling, The Last Judgment is full of stark images depicting the End of Days.James Connor uses the famous fresco as the lens through … Continue reading →

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A Sudden Terror: The Plot to Murder the Pope in Renaissance Rome

Posted on February 26, 2009 by singleton

In 1468, on the final night of Carnival in Rome, Pope Paul II sat enthroned above the boisterous crowd, when a scuffle caught his eye. His guards had intercepted a mysterious stranger trying urgently to convey a warning—conspirators were lying … Continue reading →

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Absolutism in Renaissance Milan: Plenitude of Power under the Visconti and the Sforza 1329-1535

Posted on February 26, 2009 by singleton

Absolutism in Renaissance Milan shows how authority above the law, once the preserve of pope and emperor, was claimed by the ruling Milanese dynasties, the Visconti and the Sforza, and why this privilege was finally abandoned by Francesco II Sforza … Continue reading →

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Solferino 1859: The battle for Italy’s Freedom (Campaign)

Posted on February 26, 2009 by singleton

The battle of Solferino, fought on June 24, 1859, was the decisive action of the Franco-Austrian War. Fought near Lake Garda in northern Italy, it was the largest European battle since Leipzig in 1813 with over a quarter of a … Continue reading →

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Commercial Agreements and Social Dynamics in Medieval Genoa

Posted on February 25, 2009 by singleton

Commercial Agreements and Social Dynamics in Medieval Genoa is an empirical study of medieval long-distance trade agreements and the surrounding social dynamics that transformed the feudal organization of men-of-arms into the world of Renaissance merchants. Making use of 20,000 notarial … Continue reading →

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The History of Rome – Book II (Dodo Press)

Posted on February 26, 2008 by singleton

Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen (1817-1903) was a German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician, archaeologist and writer, generally regarded as the greatest classicist of the 19th century. His work regarding Roman history is still of fundamental importance for contemporary research. … Continue reading →

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The History of Rome – Book I (Dodo Press)

Posted on February 26, 2008 by singleton

Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen (1817-1903) was a German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician, archaeologist and writer, generally regarded as the greatest classicist of the 19th century. His work regarding Roman history is still of fundamental importance for contemporary research. … Continue reading →

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The Undevelopment of Capitalism: Sectors and Markets in Fifteenth-Century Tuscany (Politics History & Social Chan)

Posted on February 26, 2008 by singleton

In “The Undevelopment of Capitalism”, Emigh argues that the expansion of the Florentine economic market in the fifteenth century helped to undo the development of markets of other economies – especially the rural economy of Tuscany. As this highly developed … Continue reading →

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