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The autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini was started in the year 1558 at the age of 58 and ended abruptly just before his last trip to Pisa around the year 1563 when Cellini was approximately 63 years……続きを見る

Lo sbando generale causato dall'Armistizio dell'8 settembre ebbe ripercussioni immediate anche sui reparti di Bersaglieri, sia presenti nella Penisola, sia all'Estero. I Bersaglieri però furono tra ……続きを見る

Florence in the Early Modern World offers new perspectives on this important city by exploring the broader global context of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, within which the experience of Flo……続きを見る

Questo studio ha come scopo quello di definire le origini della storia e della cultura della città di Gaeta, o meglio del territorio a cui verrà conferito questo nome: il nome, infatti, così come pe……続きを見る

I REPARTI D’ASSALTO ITALIANI NELLA GRANDE GUERRA ATTRAVERSO LE PAROLE E LE IMMAGINI DEI PERIODICI ILLUSTRATI E DEI GIORNALI DI TRINCEA “La Domenica del Corriere”, “L’Illustrazione Italiana” e “La Tr……続きを見る

Ad un secolo esatto dalla più importante vittoria militare italiana della prima guerra mondiale, si è pensato di offrire agli appassionati di storia militare un resoconto, sintetico ma completo, del……続きを見る

Maristella Bertero, nata nei primi anni del secondo dopoguerra, ha potuto sentire, fin dall’infanzia, i racconti di prima mano dei Partigiani che hanno partecipato alla Resistenza nelle Langhe. Conv……続きを見る

In recent decades, scholars have vigorously revised Jacob Burckhardt's notion that the free, untrammeled, and essentially modern Western individual emerged in Renaissance Italy. Douglas Biow does no……続きを見る

Sono trascorsi quaranta anni dal sequestro e dall’uccisione di Aldo Moro, un evento politico che ha determinato un sostanziale mutamento nella storia del nostro Paese. L’autore, fratello di Aldo Mor……続きを見る

«I romani hanno spesso dimostrato che non amano né alzarsi al mattino né sollevarsi contro un nemico». Così il colonnello delle SS Eugene Dollmann aveva immaginato l'occupazione nazista di Roma. ……続きを見る

Originally published in 1960, paints a picture of what life was like in Renaissance Florence. It examines private and public life of Florentine citizens, governance and defence; the life of women; d……続きを見る

Originally published in 1982, this book tackles the underlying problem of what is meant by ‘the Renaissance’ and outlines those social, economic and topographical factors which triggered it off. It ……続きを見る

Originally published in 1978 this book assesses the Medici achievements as they appear to the 21st Century reader. As well as discussing individuals from the Medici clan, Medicean politics, bloodshe……続きを見る

When this book was first published in 1927 there was a dearth of material written in English about the leading women of Florence at the time of the Renaissance. This volume, based primarily on their……続きを見る

Back in 1989, many anticipated that the end of the Cold War would usher in the ‘end of history’ characterized by the victory of democracy and capitalism. At the thirtieth anniversary of this momento……続きを見る

As a medium-sized power in strategic proximity to east central Europe, Italy has sought a special role in the region following the collapse of Communist regimes there. Building on historical traditi……続きを見る

An exploration of Sardinia's incredibly rich history and culture, which stretches back to the Neolithic period. This book details everyone from the Phoenicians to the Carthaginians and Aragonese who……続きを見る

Occitània, qu’es aquò? Quantes còps avèm aguda aquela question! E tanben: “Veni de Pampaligosta o de Pampaligòssa. Es en Occitània?” Avèm agut d’istòrias d’Occitània (amb de qualitats e de mancas) m……続きを見る

Primo volume delle Cronache di Toceno, dal 1895 al 1930. Umberto De Petri si è occupato di Toceno, uno dei paesi che conta più articoli di giornali locali, e ha diviso il lavoro in due parti: in que……続きを見る

In the course of the twentieth century, Italy succeeded in establishing itself as one of the world's preeminent fashion capitals, despite the centuries-old predominance of Paris and London. This boo……続きを見る

Fiore dei Liberi was a weapons-master from Italy who was active in the 14th and early 15th century. After fifty years of training Italy's elite, he put his art to paper and created the Flower of Bat……続きを見る

This book examines the work of several modern artists, including Fortunato Depero, Scipione, and Mario Radice, who were working in Italy during the time of Benito Mussolini’s rise and fall. It provi……続きを見る

"Le invasioni barbariche in Italia" è un saggio scritto dallo storico italiano Pasquale Villari. La prima edizione del volume fu pubblicata nel 1901. Il saggio copre la storia d'Italia dal regno di ……続きを見る

Una macchina del tempo, un invito a passeggiare per Venezia con la più antica guida della città in mano, e provare a "vederla" come cinque secoli addietro. Una curiosa guida tascabile alla Venezia d……続きを見る

The lesson of the past allows us to disperse the mists of the present and look to the future with confidence. Challenged to invent and implement a different and more just model of development, Milan……続きを見る

In this fascinating account of the search for the remains of the world's first pope, none other than Peter, the chief apostle of Jesus, Thomas J. Craughwell takes us on one of the most exciting arch……続きを見る

The Hero of Italy examines a salient episode in Italy's Thirty Years' War with Spain and France, whereby the young duke Odoardo Farnese of Parma embraced the French alliance, only to experience defe……続きを見る

Founded upon an unrivalled knowledge of the original sources for the conquest, this is a cogent and lucid analysis of a key medieval subject hitherto largely ignored by historians. 続きを見る

Die Etrusker: Geschichte und Kultur einer antiken Supermacht Einführung in die etruskische Geschichte Bevor Rom die antike Welt beherrschte, gab es die Etrusker. Ihre beeindruckende und weit entwick……続きを見る

Looking at Catholic charity and social policy in past times, this book focuses on 'unrespectable' women and children in Italy, and their treatment at the hands of charities and the law. It looks at ……続きを見る