A craze for intricate metaphors, referred to as conceits, permeated all forms of communication in seventeenth-century It......more

A craze for intricate metaphors, referred to as conceits, permeated all forms of communication in seventeenth-century It......more

Though Venice emerged as a leading Mediterranean power in the Trecento, the city faced a series of crises during a brief......more

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The statue-stelae of Early Iron Age Daunia (north Apulia, Italy), a group of stone slabs, are each incised to represent ......more

Italia 90 was, in a sense, the first and the last World Cup. It was also the best and worst World Cup. It was football s......more

In the summer of 1957, rebelling against her family and anxious to impress an admirer who had moved to Paris, Gill Johns......more

"Compulsory reading" - The International Wine Review A leading travel writer guides readers on a sumptuous journey throu......more

This book shows how a multidisciplinary approach combining conceptual and methodological tools from political history an......more

The text represents a long journey in the debate that characterized the multifaceted political phenomenon of neo-fascism......more

This book examines Cardinal Ridolfi and his court in order to understand the extent to which cardinalate courts played a......more

Italian Nationalism is a series of talks given by Enrico Corradini between 1908 and 1914 on the subject of Italian natio......more

The late eighteenth century and subsequent Napoleonic Era witnessed a turning point in the establishment of agricultural......more

Italian Forgers takes an unorthodox approach to the fascinating topic of art forgery, focusing not on art forgery per se......more

Analysing a struggle for neutrality amid a rapidly changing European scene, this book illustrates how the small state of......more

- The book is beautifully printed and bound - A perfect present for the horse-lover, the racing enthusiast, the hunting ......more

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Discover Trieste’s Habsburg-era glories, multi-ethnic influences, and burgeoning cultural life with this explorer’s guid......more

From the time of Dante through the 17th century and beyond, Florence had a special relationship with the Biblical Jerusa......more

The volume addresses the issue of political celebration in early modern Venice. Dealing with processional orders and ico......more

A comprehensive. illustrated account of the wartime Italian battle fleet, from its ships and technology to command struc......more

This book explores the events that marked the last decades of Jewish presence in the kingdom of Naples from 1492 to 1541......more

The calendar. The Senate. The university. The piano, the heliocentric model, and the pizzeria. It’s hard to imagine a wo......more

Tiberius the Tyrant, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work......more

This book is the first critical interdisciplinary examination in English of Italian women’s contributions to intellectua......more

Adriatic spans over two thousand years of history and the whole of the eastern Mediterranean region around the Adriatic ......more

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"Venetian Life" is a non-fiction travelogue written by William Dean Howells, an American author and literary critic, and......more

British Malta, 1798-1835 explores the incorporation and early administration of Malta as a British protectorate, and lat......more

The thrilling story of the Jews in Venice - and the truth behind one of Shakespeare’s most famous characters. Millions o......more

"A delicious trip through the geography, history and culture of the region." - Sunday Telegraph A delicious trip through......more

Italy and the Islamic World tells the story of how Italian cities have been centres of international exchange for centur......more

Italy and the Islamic World tells the story of how Italian cities have been centres of international exchange for centur......more

Federico and Ferrante Gonzaga came of age during a time of intense change in sixteenth-century Italy: The Italian Wars (......more

The Italian Renaissance was a period of intense cultural transformations when the ancient world was being rediscovered a......more

The Italian Renaissance was a period of intense cultural transformations when the ancient world was being rediscovered a......more

Water and the Law investigates water resource law in the statutory legislation codified by commune, oligarchic and seign......more

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