The Pope's Daughter. The Extraordinary Life of Felice Della Rovere

London England: Oxford University Press. Good/Good. 2005. Reprint. Cloth & Boards. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo 0195182685 Hardback Hardcover. The Pope's Daughter. The Extraordinary Life of Felice Della Rovere. Marks to cloth. Waterstain mark to top and bottom edge of D/J. Price clipped to D/J. The illegitimate daughter of Pope Julius II, Felice Della Rovere, became one the most powerful and accomplished women of the Italian Renaissance. Now, the author vividly captures the untold story of a rare woman who moved with confidence through a world of popes and princes. Using a wide variety of sources, including Felice's personal correspondence, as well as diaries, account books, and chronicles of Renaissance Rome, Murphy skilfully weaves a compelling portrait of this remarkable woman. Felice Della Rovere was to witness Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel, watch her father Pope Julius II lay the foundation stone for the new Saint Peter's, and see herself immortalized by Raphael in his Vatican frescos. Through her marriage to Gian Giordano Orsini - arranged though not attended by her father the Pope - she came to possess great wealth and power, assets which she turned to her advantage. With a marvelous cast of characters, this is a spellbinding biography set against the brillian backdrop of Renaissance Rome. Illustrated. 359 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.) .