| Description |
xxiii, 456 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.) ports, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Note |
Originally published: London : Johathan Cape, 2009. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: A Unique Constellation -- Pt. 1. Artist, the Philosopher and the Warrior -- 1. Leonardo Learning -- 2. Machiavelli: A Surprise Appointment -- 3. Pope and his Bastard -- 4. Cesare Rising -- Pt. 2. In the Romagna -- 5. Treachery and Bluff -- 6. Obeying Orders -- 7. 'Either Caesar or nothing' -- 8. 'A new science' -- 9. Leonardo at Work -- 10. Borgia at Bay -- 11. Machiavelli's Mission -- 12. Ghost -- 13. Borgia Negotiates -- 14. Definitive Move -- 15. 'An action worthy of a Roman' -- Pt. 3. Looking to the Future -- 16. 'What has happened so far is nothing compared to what is planned for the future' -- 17. Leonardo at Work -- 18. Machiavelli Uses His Influence -- 19. Election of a New Pope -- 20. Squaring the Circle -- 21. Changed Man -- Pt. 4. Consequences -- 22. Return to Florence -- 23. Coaxing Water -- 24. Borgia's Gamble -- 25. Machiavelli's Militia -- 26. Borgia in Spain -- 27. Leonardo's Loss -- 28. 'Am I a Machiavel?'. |
| Summary |
A meticulous account of Renaissance Italy during the turbulent decade around 1500, with emphasis on several important players: Alexander Borgia (also known as Pope Alexander VI) and his son Cesare, Machiavelli the philosopher-diplomat and author of The Prince, and Leonardo da Vinci--inventor, artist, and military engineer. |
| Subject |
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.
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Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527.
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Borgia, Cesare, 1476?-1507.
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Renaissance -- Italy -- Biography.
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Italy -- History -- 1492-1559.
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| ISBN |
9780553807523 (hardcover alk. paper) |
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0553807528 (hardcover alk. paper) |
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