A Renaissance tapestry : the Gonzaga of Mantua / Kate Simon.

Author
Simon, Kate [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • New York : Harper & Row, [1988]
  • ©1988
Description
vii, 309 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

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      Summary note
      A sketch of the north Italian city of Mantua during the Renaissance by a superb author of travel books. Though small, Mantua played a crucial role in the tortuously complicated Renaissance politics. Focus is on the calculating Gonzaga family whose political astuteness, tangled network of marriage alliances, etc., kept it in power from 1329 to 1629. Simon interweaves condottiere, humanists, artists, and musicians, giving capsule biographies of famous figures. Despite some omissions in coverage, the text is splendid: Simon has an ear attuned to the apposite quote, an especially critical eye for the works of art that made the court of Mantua internationally famous. General readers and travelers will enjoy this book. Bennett D. Hill, St. Anselm's Abbey, Washington, D.C. --Library Journal.
      Notes
      Gift of Leonard L. Milberg '53 in honor of President Harold T. Shapiro.
      Bibliographic references
      Includes bibliographical references (p. 292-298) and index.
      Contents
      Plague.-Words and thought.-Mantegna and Alberti.-Magics and sciences.-Women.-Theater and music.-Rubens.
      Other title(s)
      Gonzaga of Mantua
      ISBN
      • 0060158476
      • 9780060158477
      • 024554738X ((HARRAP))
      • 9780245547386 ((HARRAP))
      LCCN
      87045669
      OCLC
      16130468
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