One of the great patrons of the Renaissance, creator of perhaps the most remarkable library outside the Vatican, the Duke of Urbino was also the most successful and feared mercenary of the age.
The Light of Italy: The Life and Times of Federico da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino
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How an ancient Greek text on mathematics shaped 2000 years of art, philosophy and literature, as well as science and maths.
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Italy: The World Vegetarian
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The Beppina of the title was the author of a bundle of hand-written recipes found in an old Italian cookery: "a microcosm of the culinary taste of the Aretine upper middle-class during the B... read more
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