Project Gutenberg 2013-10-29 Public domain in the USA. 52 Sismondi, J.-C.-L. Simonde de (Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde) 1773 1842 Sismondi, J. C. L. Simondo Simonde, Jean-Charles-Léonard Sismondi, Sismondo Sismondi, J.-C.-L. Simonde de (Jean-Charles-Leonard Simonde) Sismondi, I.-C.-L. de (Jean-Charles-Léonard) De Sismondi, J.-C.-L. Simonde (Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde) Sismondi, Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde de Simonde de Sismondi, Jean-Charles-Léonard Sismonde, Sismondi J. C. L. (Jean-Charles-Léonard) Storia delle repubbliche italiane dei secoli di mezzo, v. 10 (of 16) Produced by Claudio Paganelli, Carlo Traverso, Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Storia delle Repubbliche Italiane dei secoli di mezzo, v. 10" by J. C. L. Simon D. Sismondi is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This volume focuses on the intricate political landscape of 15th-century Italy, particularly examining the pontificate of Niccolò V, various conspiracies, military campaigns, and the decline of political liberty in Italian states. Through detailed narratives, it juxtaposes the cultural dynamics of the time against the decline of civic virtues, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of Italy's turbulent history. At the start of this volume, the author presents a detailed examination of the political context during the pontificate of Niccolò V, focusing on events such as the conspiracy led by Stefano Porcari and the military campaigns of Giacomo Piccinino. The discussion highlights the clash between the flourishing literary culture of the Renaissance and the political decline, noting how erudition, while celebrated, was disconnected from public virtue and governance actions. Sismondi chronicles the attempts of Porcari to reclaim Roman freedom amidst a backdrop of increasing papal tyranny, as well as the political machinations involving powerful families and elected leaders like Francesco Foscari in Venice, illustrating the volatile and often tragic nature of political power in the era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44069/44069-h/images/cover.jpg it Italy -- History DG Text IT Storia Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 738792 738802 2024-09-18T12:56:33.334919 2023-09-19T08:40:19.931216 text/html text/html 716939 2013-10-29T11:15:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 296554 2013-10-29T11:16:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 333455 2024-09-18T12:56:44.477876 application/epub+zip 334082 2024-09-18T12:56:35.298892 application/epub+zip 334082 2024-09-18T12:56:34.228936 application/epub+zip 543298 2024-09-18T12:56:50.883811 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 487381 2024-09-18T12:56:43.423878 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 487771 2022-09-20T06:31:37.791368 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 612517 2024-09-18T12:56:31.638984 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 612759 2013-10-29T11:15:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 223014 2013-10-29T11:16:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 608996 2013-10-29T11:15:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 222382 2013-10-29T11:16:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20923 2024-09-18T12:56:51.051812 application/rdf+xml 17876 2024-09-18T12:56:34.392907 image/jpeg 2885 2024-09-18T12:56:34.312927 image/jpeg 299433 2024-09-18T12:56:33.396908 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog it.wikipedia en.wikipedia