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The Borgias : the hidden history / by Meyer, G. J.,1940-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Prologue: One Whom All Did Fear -- Part One. Alonso, From Out of Nowhere -- A Most Improbable Pope -- Background: The Road to Rome -- Surprises, Disappointments, Hope -- Background: Il Regno-The Kingdom -- Pope and King, Friends No More -- Background: Amazing Italy -- Family Matters -- Background: The Men in the Red Hats -- The End of the Beginning -- Part Two. Rodrigo, A Long Apprenticeship -- Surviving -- Background: The Eternal City, Eternally Reborn -- Pius II : Troubles Rumored and Real -- Background: Il Papa -- Paul II : The Poisoned Chalice -- Background: The Inextinguishable Evil-Heads -- Sixtus IV : Disturbing the Peace -- Background: War, Italian Style -- Innocent VIII : Plumbing the Depths -- Part Three. Alexander, Pope At Last -- The Best Man for the Job -- Background: Madness and Milan -- The Coming of the French -- Background: The Paternity Question : An "Apology" -- The French Depart -- Background: Florence : An Anti-Renaissance -- A Shattering Loss -- Background: The Young Ones -- Valentino -- Part Four. Cesare, Caesar or Nothing -- The Landscape Changes -- Background: Venice, Serene No More -- Conqueror -- Background: The Angel's Castle -- "Longing for Greatness and Renown" -- Background: The Newest Profession -- Settling Scores -- Background: The Great Discoveries -- Man of Destiny -- Background: Superstitions : Another Side of the Renaissance -- Alone -- Aftermath -- Examining Old Assumptions.
Subjects: Borgia family.; Nobility; Renaissance;
© c2013., Bantam Books,
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The mistress of Normandy / by Wiggs, Susan.; Wiggs, Susan.Lily and the leopard.;
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Subjects: Historical fiction.; Love stories.; Large type books.;
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Highland spitfire / by Wine, Mary.;
" Ailis Robertson wanted a husband, and not a savage--but when her family was faced witha deadly ultimatum, she had no choice. The union of a MacPherson and a Robertson could end three generations of hostilities between the two families, but can bitter rivals truly become lovers?."--P. [4] of cover.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Love stories.; Arranged marriage;
© 2016., Sourcebooks Casablanca,
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The bookseller of Florence : the story of the manuscripts that illuminated the Renaissance / by King, Ross,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings-the dazzling handiwork of the city's skilled artists and architects. But equally important for the centuries to follow were geniuses of a different sort: Florence's manuscript hunters, scribes, scholars, and booksellers, who blew the dust off a thousand years of history and, through the discovery and diffusion of ancient knowledge, imagined a new and enlightened world. At the heart of this activity, which bestselling author Ross King relates in his exhilarating new book, was a remarkable man: Vespasiano da Bisticci. Born in 1422, he became what a friend called "the king of the world's booksellers." At a time when all books were made by hand, over four decades Vespasiano produced and sold many hundreds of volumes from his bookshop, which also became a gathering spot for debate and discussion. Besides repositories of ancient wisdom by the likes of Plato, Aristotle, and Quintilian, his books were works of art in their own right, copied by talented scribes and illuminated by the finest miniaturists. His clients included a roll-call of popes, kings, and princes across Europe who wished to burnish their reputations by founding magnificent libraries. Vespasiano reached the summit of his powers as Europe's most prolific merchant of knowledge when a new invention appeared: the printed book. By 1480, the king of the world's booksellers was swept away by this epic technological disruption, whereby cheaply produced books reached readers who never could have afforded one of Vespasiano's elegant manuscripts. A chronicle of intellectual ferment set against the dramatic political and religious turmoil of the era, Ross King's The Bookseller of Florence is also an ode to books and bookmaking that charts the world-changing shift from script to print through the life of an extraordinary man long lost to history-one of the true titans of the Renaissance"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Vespasiano, da Bisticci, 1421-1498.; Booksellers and bookselling; Booksellers and bookselling; Publishers and publishing;
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The Borgias : power and fortune / by Strathern, Paul,1940-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The glorious and infamous history of the Borgia family -- a world of saints, corrupt popes, and depraved princes and poisoners -- set against the golden age of the Italian Renaissance"--Amazon.com.
Subjects: Biographies.; Borgia family.; Nobility; Renaissance;
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Leonardo's machines : Da Vinci's inventions revealed / by Laurenza, Domenico; Taddei, Mario.; Zanon, Edoardo.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-239) and index.
Subjects: Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519; Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519; Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519; Inventions; Mechanical engineering;
© 2006., David and Charles,
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The Spanish princess. [videorecording] / by Carmichael, Laura,1986-actor.; Clarke, Lisa(Director),television director.; Cobham, Aaron,actor.; Dewsbery, Andrea,television producer.; Frost, Emma,screenwriter.; Hope, Charlotte,1991-actor.; Levi-John, Stephanie,actor.; Reid, Daina,television director.; Stærmose, Birgitte,television director.; Woolfenden, Stephen,1966-television director.; Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.),publisher.;
Laura Carmichael, Aaron Cobham, Charlotte Hope, Stephanie Levi-john, Ruairi O'connor, Philip Cumbus, Jordan Renzo, Olly Rix, Georgie Henley, Richard Pepper.Catherine of Aragon, the Princess of Spain, marries the English Prince Arthur. After his death, she sets her eyes on the future King Henry VIII.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby digital 2.0.
Subjects: Television mini-series.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Biographical television programs.; Historical television programs.; Arthur, Prince of Wales, 1486-1502; Catherine, of Aragon, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1485-1536; Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547; Kings and rulers; Queens; Princesses; Women;
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The Foundations of Western Civilization. by F., Thomas,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Thomas F. X. NobleOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2002.In purely material terms (population, natural resources, etc.) the peninsular appendage of Asia that is Europe should not have been the one among all world civilizations to span the globe. But starting in the latter decades of the 15th century, that is what happened.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Social sciences.; History, Ancient.; Education.; Instructional films.;
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Assassin's creed [videorecording] / by Cotillard, Marion,1975-actor.; Fassbender, Michael,1977-actor.; Gleeson, Brendan,actor.; Irons, Jeremy,1948-actor.; Kurzel, Justin,film director.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc,publisher.;
Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, Charlotte Rampling, Essie Davis.Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of violence and action, thematic elements and brief strong language.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Templars; Assassins; Brotherhoods;
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Assassin's creed [videorecording] / by Cotillard, Marion,1975-actor.; Fassbender, Michael,1977-actor.; Gleeson, Brendan,actor.; Irons, Jeremy,1948-actor.; Kurzel, Justin,film director.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc,publisher.;
Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, Charlotte Rampling, Essie Davis.Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of violence and action, thematic elements and brief strong language.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.39:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, DTS-HD Digital surround 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Templars; Assassins; Brotherhoods;
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