Beatrice D'este Duchess Of Milan 1475 -1497 A Study of the Renaissance
by Cartwright , Julia
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- Hardcover
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London: J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd.. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1920. Eighth Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Some shelf wear to unclipped DJ with tape repairs to spine, fly shadows to endpapers, ink name dated 1925 preceeding half title, some foxing to edges of reading block. ; Eight edition, April 1920. Blue cloth boards with faded gilt lettering to spine and blind embossed publisher's colophon to front, top edge black. Nice tight copy. DJ in protective cover. ; B&W Illustrations; 410 pages; Biography of one of the most beautiful and accomplished princesses of the Italian Renaissance, as well as a very good study of late 15th century court life in Milan. Before her tragic early death in childbirth Beatrice had made her mark on Milan through her patronage of learned men, poets and artists, such as Niccolò da Correggio, Bernardo Castiglione, Donato Bramante, and Leonardo da Vinci. .
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- Title
- Beatrice D'este Duchess Of Milan 1475 -1497 A Study of the Renaissance
- Author
- Cartwright , Julia
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Eighth Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1920
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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