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Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino (Vol. 1-3)
Author: James Dennistoun
Publisher: e-artnow
Published: 2021-04-06
Total Pages: 915
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino in three volumes presents a history of the houses of Montefeltro and Della Rovere, of their famous and most brilliant Court, and of that part of Italy over which they held dominion. It deals not only with history and politics of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in Italy, but it also illustrates "the arms, arts, and literature of Italy from 1440 to 1630."_x000D_ Contents:_x000D_ Book First: Of Urbino and Its Early Accounts_x000D_ Book Second: Of Federigo di Montefeltro, Count and Second Duke of Urbino_x000D_ Book Third: Of Guidobaldo di Montefeltro, Third Duke of Urbino_x000D_ Book Fourth: Of Literature and Art Under the Dukes di Montefeltro at Urbino_x000D_ Book Fifth: Of the Della Rovere Family_x000D_ Book Sixth: Of Francesco Maria Della Rovere, Fourth Duke of Urbino_x000D_ Book Seventh: Of Guidobaldo Della Rovere, Fifth Duke of Urbino_x000D_ Book Eighth: Of Francesco Maria II Della Rovere, Sixth and Last Duke of Urbino_x000D_ Book Ninth: Of Literature and Art Under the Dukes Della Rovere at Urbino
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Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume I (of 3)
Author: James Dennistoun
Publisher: JOHN LANE COMPANY
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 520
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume I (of 3) But Dennistoun's Dukes of Urbino is not merely a history of the houses of Montefeltro and Della Rovere, of-viii- their famous and most brilliant Court, and of that part of Italy over which they held dominion, but really a work in belles-lettres too, discursive and amusing, as well as instructive. It deals not merely with history, as it seems we have come to understand the word, a thing of politics—in this case the futile and childish politics of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in Italy—but illustrates "the arms, arts, and literature of Italy from 1440 to 1630." And indeed this programme was carried out as well as it could be carried out at the time these volumes were written. The book, which has long been almost unprocurable, is full, as it were, of a great leisure, crammed with all sorts of out-of-the-way learning and curious tales and adventures. Sometimes failing in art, and often we may think in judgment, Dennistoun never fails in this, that he is always interested in the people he writes of, interested in their quarrels and love affairs, their hair-breadth escapes and good fortunes. How eagerly he sides with Duke Guidobaldo, chased out of his city of Urbino by Cesare Borgia! It is as though he were assisting at that sudden flight at midnight, and, whole-heartedly the Duke's man as he was, almost fails to understand what Cesare was aiming at, and quite fails to see what Cesare saw too well—the helplessness of Italy, at the mercy, really, of the unconscious nations of the modern world. Such failures as this make his work, indispensable as it is, less valuable than it might have been, but they by no means detract from the general interest of the story. That is a quarry from which much has been hewn, and a good many of those enduring blocks which go to make up so popular and charming a work as John Inglesant came in the first instance from Dennistoun's volumes.
Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume I (of 3)
Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Illustrating the Arms, Arts,& Literature of Italy, 1440-1630, Vol. 1 of 3 (Classic Reprint)
Author: James Dennistoun
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-10-27
Total Pages: 614
ISBN-13: 9780266808107
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Illustrating the Arms, Arts,& Literature of Italy, 1440-1630, Vol. 1 of 3 As for Dennistoun's book, it always had my love, and day by day as I have worked through and through it, it has won my respect. Full of digressions, a little long-drawn out, sometimes short-sighted, sometimes pedantic, it is written with a whole-hearted devotion to the truth and to the country which he loved. The facts are wonderfully sound, and if that part of the book for which it was most highly praised when it was first published - the chapters that deal with the history of Art - is become that which we can praise least, we must remember that in art, in painting more than anything else, fashion is king, and that the thrones from which we have driven Guido Reni, and perhaps Raphael, setting up in their stead other masters, are as likely as not to be in the possession of usurpers to-morrow, and we in as bad a case as our fathers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Vol. 3 of 3
Author: James Dennistoun
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2015-07-28
Total Pages: 520
ISBN-13: 9781332059041
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Vol. 3 of 3: Illustrating the Arms, Arts, and Literature of Italy, From 1440 to 1630 As soon as the Pope had ratified the truce of the I sth March, he, with an infatuation which even an empty treasury can ill excuse, dismissed two thousand of the bande nere who garrisoned Rome. A Swiss corps with drew at the same time, on his refusal of their monthly pay in advance. When the imperialists drew southward, his chief care was for Florence, and, on hearing of the insurrection there, he sent one of his chamberlains to acknowledge Francesco Maria's good service, adding a vague h0pe that, in the event of Bourbon threatening Rome, he would contribute counsel and aid for its safety. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino (Volume 3); Illustrating the Arms, Arts, and Literature of Italy, from 1440 To 1630.
Author: James Dennistoun
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: 2023-05-08
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789357090575
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino (Volume 3); Illustrating the Arms, Arts, and Literature of Italy, from 1440 To 1630., has been considered important throughout human history. In an effort to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to secure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for both current and future generations. This complete book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not scans of the authors' original publications, the text is readable and clear.
Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Illustrating the Arms, Arts & Literature of Italy, 1440-1630
Author: Dennistoun James 1803-1855
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Published: 2013-01-28
Total Pages: 694
ISBN-13: 9781313346528
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Illustrating the Arms, Arts, and Literature of Italy, from 1440 to 1630
Author: Dennistoun James 1803-1855
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Published: 2013-01-28
Total Pages: 520
ISBN-13: 9781313346511
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
