The Age of the Condottieri: A Short History of Medieval Italy from 1409-1530 - Couverture souple

Browning, Oscar

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1428608524 ISBN 13 : 9781428608528

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

The Age of the Condottieri: A Short History of Medieval Italy from 1409-1530 is a book written by Oscar Browning. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the political and military history of Italy during the period of the Condottieri, which was marked by the rise of powerful military leaders who hired themselves out as mercenaries to various Italian city-states.Browning's book explores the complex political landscape of Italy during this period, including the various conflicts and alliances between the major city-states such as Florence, Milan, Venice, and Naples. He also examines the role of the Condottieri in shaping Italian politics and society, and how their influence helped to shape the Renaissance.The book is written in a clear and concise style, making it accessible to both scholars and general readers. It is well-researched and draws on a wide range of primary and secondary sources, including contemporary chronicles, diaries, and letters.Overall, The Age of the Condottieri is an important contribution to the study of Italian history, providing a fascinating insight into a key period of political and military upheaval in the country.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In the first section of this history, entitled Guelphs and Ghibellines, the fortunes of the peninsula were traced from the death of the Emperor Frederick II. in 1250 down to the Council of Pisa in 1409. In the present section it is proposed to carry on the narrative down to the fall of Florence in 1530. Having arrived at the middle point of our long journey, it will be convenient to cast an eye both forwards and backwards and to consider briefly the fortunes of the five principal states of I taly, Milan, Florence, Venice, Rome and Naples, during these three momentous centuries. We will shortly recapitulate the steps by which they gradually attained the rank of states, and follow their destinies to the point where they are just about to merge into a common I taly. Milan was the first of the Italian towns to undergo the transformation from a commune to a country. In the previous book we witnessed the rise of the power of the Visconti, and have seen how that power was eventually concentrated in the hands of one of its members, Gian Galeazzo.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1428608524
• ISBN 13: 9781428608528
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 280
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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