Project Gutenberg 2013-11-21 Public domain in the USA. 111 Dennistoun, James 1803 1855 Hutton, Edward 1875 1969 Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume 2 (of 3) Illustrating the Arms, Arts, and Literature of Italy, from 1440 To 1630. E-text prepared by Suzanne Lybarger, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (https://archive.org/details/toronto) "Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume 2" by James Dennistoun is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book provides an in-depth exploration of the lives, politics, and cultural contexts surrounding the Dukes of Urbino from the 15th to the early 17th century, focusing particularly on figures like Guidobaldo di Montefeltro and Cesare Borgia. It highlights the influence of these leaders on the evolution of Italian arts and literature during the Renaissance period. At the start of the memoir, the narrative delves into the dark days surrounding the infamous massacre of Sinigaglia, which reflects both the treachery and brutal political maneuverings of the time. The text portrays the ambitious Borgia family, particularly Cesare Borgia, who orchestrated the downfall of his rivals, showcasing the ruthlessness that characterized their ascent to power. The initial chapters outline the profound implications of this power struggle for the region's citizens and the overall political landscape of Italy, setting the stage for the examination of the renaissance of arts and letters that followed under Duke Guidobaldo's rule. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44235/44235-h/images/cover.jpg en Renaissance -- Italy Urbino, Dukes of Nobility -- Italy -- History Urbino (Italy) DG Text Italy Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 1321789 1321527 2024-09-18T13:48:31.440711 2023-09-19T09:29:10.622038 text/html text/html 1328796 2015-11-30T21:12:21 text/html 2104798 2015-11-30T21:13:25 text/html application/zip 2240201 2024-09-18T13:48:55.303596 application/epub+zip 2258956 2024-09-18T13:48:35.922669 application/epub+zip 556270 2024-09-18T13:48:33.308732 application/epub+zip 2970210 2024-09-18T13:49:07.317014 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2870498 2024-09-18T13:48:52.076588 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 828007 2022-09-20T07:44:02.305125 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1052477 1052249 2024-09-18T13:48:27.740738 2023-09-19T09:29:07.150000 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1051789 2015-11-30T21:12:01 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 404580 2015-11-30T21:15:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1052057 2015-11-30T21:11:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 404315 2015-11-30T21:15:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21933 2024-09-18T13:49:07.510029 application/rdf+xml 21350 2024-09-18T13:48:33.565677 image/jpeg 2993 2024-09-18T13:48:33.438680 image/jpeg 2104751 2024-09-18T13:48:31.625751 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 en.wikipedia