Vendetta - High Art And Low Cunning At The Birth Of The Renaissance (Paperback)

In Italy, the Renaissance was more than a time of sweeping cultural advancement; it was also an age of nearly continuous military conflict and vicious personal feuds between powerful public figures. A lifelong vendetta pitted two of Italy's most prominent "condottieri," or mercenary warlords, against each other in a struggle that moved from the battlefield to the political halls of power to the papacy itself. Federigo da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino, and Sigismondo Malatesta, "the Wolf of Rimini," were more than ruthless generals; they were cultured patrons of the arts who nonetheless took their rivalry to bloody excess. Here their story is set against the rich backdrop of 15th-century Italy, a sweeping epic of nobility and war, betrayals and vengeance.

General

Imprint:	Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2009
First published:	August 2009
Authors:	Hugh Bicheno
Dimensions:	215 x 135 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	290
ISBN-13:	978-0-7538-2572-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
LSN:	0-7538-2572-4
Barcode:	9780753825723

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