Captains of fortune; profiles of six Italian condottieri.
Title:
Captains of fortune; profiles of six Italian condottieri.
Author:
Deiss, Joseph Jay.
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Physical Description:
304 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 23 cm
Language:
English
Contents:
Foreword: The flavour of history.--Son of the devil, Ezzelino da Romano.--Prince of the wolfhounds, Castruccio Castracani.--Giovanni the sharp, Sir John Hawkwood.--Serpent and lion, the Count of Carmagnola.--The abominable pagan, Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta.--Giovanni of the black bands, Giovanni de' Medici.
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Format :
Book