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Herculean Ferrara: Ercole d'Este (1471-1505) and the Invention of a Ducal Capital (Cambridge Studies in Italian History and Culture)
 
 
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Herculean Ferrara: Ercole d'Este (1471-1505) and the Invention of a Ducal Capital (Cambridge Studies in Italian History and Culture) [Hardcover]

Thomas Tuohy (Author)


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June 13, 1996 0521464714 978-0521464710 annotated edition
The court of Ercole d'Este was one of the most glittering in Renaissance Italy. The duke was a prolific builder, and the leader in the revival of classical theater, an enthusiastic patron of musicians, and a creator of magnificent court spectacles. Very little survives to testify to Ercole's achievements, largely because of a devastating earthquake in 1570, but extensive archival evidence has been used to reestablish the duke's achievements and the extent to which he was personally involved in his patronage.

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"A thorough gazetteer of churches and of urban and country palaces, as well as an extensive critical apparatus including annotated transcriptions of primary documents, make this beautifully produced study a valuable reference tool for those investigating the dynamics and goals of cultural patronage in the Italian Renaissance." K.V. Gouwens, Choice

"Tuohy's voluminous and well-illustrated book is the first research specifically devoted to an assessment of Ercole d'Estw's direct involvement in the archtectural reorganization of late fifteenth-century Ferrara, an impressive series of projects whose final outcome brought into being what Jacob Burckhardt described as the first really modern city in Europe." Stefano Ugo Baldassari, Sixteenth Century Journal

"Tuohy has constructed a uniquely rich and authentic picture of one Italian court city." David Friedman, American Historical Review

"...solidly based on new and thorough archival scholarship...." Werner Gundersheimer, Speculum

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The court of Ercole d'Este was one of the most glittering in Renaissance Italy. The duke was a prolific builder, and the leader in the revival of classical theatre, an enthusiastic patron of musicians, and a creator of magnificent court spectacles.Very little survives to testify to Ercole's achievements, largely on account of a devastating earthquake in 1570, but extensive archival evidence has been used to re-establish the duke's achievements and the extent to which he was personally involved in his patronage.

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  • Hardcover: 566 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press; annotated edition edition (June 13, 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0521464714
  • ISBN-13: 978-0521464710
  • Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.7 x 1.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,881,658 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Don Alfonso, Palazzo Schifanoia, Palazzo del Corte, San Francesco, Biagio Rossetti, Antonio da Gregorio, Cosimo Tura, Duchess Eleonora, Gian Francesco Gonzaga, Girardo Costa, Camere Dorate, Lucrezia Borgia, Anna Sforza, Lodovico Sforza, Camera Ducale, Great Hall, Caterina da Siena, Francesco da Castello, Stefano de Dona Bona, Antenore da Bondeno, Bartolomeo Tristano, Piazza Nova, Fountain Court, Bernardino Prosperi, Giovanni Battista
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