The Other Tuscany
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The Other Tuscany
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Author : Thomas W. Blomquist
language : en
Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
Release Date : 1994
The Other Tuscany written by Thomas W. Blomquist and has been published by Medieval Institute Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with History categories.
Studies of late medieval Tuscany have traditionally relied on historiographical premises derived from the experience of its intensely investigated capital city. Specifically, normative and quantitative data from Florentine sources have been employed to chart demographic, social, and economic trends during the communal age and across the period of the Black Death and its aftermath. The results have invited instructive comparisons with other regions of Italy, as well as other parts of Europe. At the same time, however, the focus on Florence in its role as a metropolitan center belies the conceptual problems inherent in the modern definition of region, applicable only with hindsight to medieval juridical and topographical boundaries. The essays in this volume offer non-Italian scholars a representative sample of current European research and a summary of recent debates regarding the historical evolution of those republics that posed the most formidable obstacles to the extension of Florentine hegemony. While they cover a range of topics, they all provide evidence of the important resources available to scholars working in provincial Tuscan archives and the volume offers an excellent sampling of the state of scholarship on these Italian communities.
The Other Side Of Tuscany
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Author : N. A. Stolfo Corti
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2010-01
The Other Side Of Tuscany written by N. A. Stolfo Corti and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A heartbreaking true story of one woman's personal triumph over an abusive relationship set amidst the high-stakes world of Italy's fashion elite. Intimate in feeling, astonishing in scope, and impossible to put down, The Other Side of Tuscany captures the beauty and power achieved when we come to forgive those who hurt us the most. A tour de force for women. And for the power of love.
Tuscany In The Age Of Empire
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Author : Brian Brege
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2021-07-13
Tuscany In The Age Of Empire written by Brian Brege and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-13 with History categories.
A new history explores how one of Renaissance ItalyÕs leading cities maintained its influence in an era of global exploration, trade, and empire. The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was not an imperial power, but it did harbor global ambitions. After abortive attempts at overseas colonization and direct commercial expansion, as Brian Brege shows, Tuscany followed a different path, one that allowed it to participate in EuropeÕs new age of empire without establishing an empire of its own. The first history of its kind, Tuscany in the Age of Empire offers a fresh appraisal of one of the foremost cities of the Italian Renaissance, as it sought knowledge, fortune, and power throughout Asia, the Americas, and beyond. How did Tuscany, which could not compete directly with the growing empires of other European states, establish a global presence? First, Brege shows, Tuscany partnered with larger European powers. The duchy sought to obtain trade rights within their empires and even manage portions of other statesÕ overseas territories. Second, Tuscans invested in cultural, intellectual, and commercial institutions at home, which attracted the knowledge and wealth generated by EuropeÕs imperial expansions. Finally, Tuscans built effective coalitions with other regional powers in the Mediterranean and the Islamic world, which secured the duchyÕs access to global products and empowered the Tuscan monarchy in foreign affairs. These strategies allowed Tuscany to punch well above its weight in a world where power was equated with the sort of imperial possessions it lacked. By finding areas of common interest with stronger neighbors and forming alliances with other marginal polities, a small state was able to protect its own security while carving out a space as a diplomatic and intellectual hub in a globalizing Europe.
In Tuscany Tuscan Towns Tuscan Types And The Tuscan Tongue
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Author : Montgomery Carmichael
language : en
Publisher: Palala Press
Release Date : 2018-02-19
In Tuscany Tuscan Towns Tuscan Types And The Tuscan Tongue written by Montgomery Carmichael and has been published by Palala Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-19 with History categories.
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In Tuscany
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Author : Montgomery Carmichael
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-11-25
In Tuscany written by Montgomery Carmichael and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-25 with categories.
Excerpt from In Tuscany: Tuscan Towns, Tuscan Types and the Tuscan Tongue The other places described are the veritable byways of Tuscany, and they are perhaps more fascinating than its highways. These chapters include Mount La Verna, where St. Francis in 1224 received the Stigmata, and where there is to-day a flourishing convent of the Friars Minor; Camaldoli, with its monastery and hermitage, and its great hotel, now a favourite summer resort of the Tuscans; Montecatini, the gay inland watering-place, the Tunbridge of Tuscany; and the old State of the Spanish Praesidia in the Province of Grosseto, with its wonderful Spanish fortresses and keeps. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Tuscany
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Author : Alistair Moffat
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn
Release Date : 2011-06-14
Tuscany written by Alistair Moffat and has been published by Birlinn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-14 with Travel categories.
Ever since the days of the Grand Tour, Tuscany has cast its spell over the British. Attracted by the perfect combination of history, art, architecture, superb natural beauty and weather - not to mention magnificent traditions of food and drink - British visitors and residents have been at times so numerous that the local word for foreigners was simply 'gli inglesi' - 'the English'. Currently over 10 000 Britons live there, not to mention the huge numbers who travel there for holidays. What is it that makes this exquisite part of Italy so seductive? To answer this question Alistair Moffat embarks on a journey into Tuscany's past. From the flowering of the Etruscan civilization in the seventh century BC through the rise of the powerful medieval communes of Arezzo, Luca, Pisa and Florence, and the role the area played as the birthplace of the Renaissance, he underlines both the area's regional uniqueness as well as the vital role it has played in the history of the whole of Italy. Insightful, readable and imbued with the author's own enthusiasm for Tuscany, this book includes a wealth of information not found in tourist guides, and is the only modern history of the area available in English.
Tuscany In The Age Of Empire
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Author : Brian Brege
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2021-07-13
Tuscany In The Age Of Empire written by Brian Brege and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-13 with History categories.
Winner of the American Association for Italian Studies Book Prize A new history explores how one of Renaissance Italy’s leading cities maintained its influence in an era of global exploration, trade, and empire. The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was not an imperial power, but it did harbor global ambitions. After abortive attempts at overseas colonization and direct commercial expansion, as Brian Brege shows, Tuscany followed a different path, one that allowed it to participate in Europe’s new age of empire without establishing an empire of its own. The first history of its kind, Tuscany in the Age of Empire offers a fresh appraisal of one of the foremost cities of the Italian Renaissance, as it sought knowledge, fortune, and power throughout Asia, the Americas, and beyond. How did Tuscany, which could not compete directly with the growing empires of other European states, establish a global presence? First, Brege shows, Tuscany partnered with larger European powers. The duchy sought to obtain trade rights within their empires and even manage portions of other states’ overseas territories. Second, Tuscans invested in cultural, intellectual, and commercial institutions at home, which attracted the knowledge and wealth generated by Europe’s imperial expansions. Finally, Tuscans built effective coalitions with other regional powers in the Mediterranean and the Islamic world, which secured the duchy’s access to global products and empowered the Tuscan monarchy in foreign affairs. These strategies allowed Tuscany to punch well above its weight in a world where power was equated with the sort of imperial possessions it lacked. By finding areas of common interest with stronger neighbors and forming alliances with other marginal polities, a small state was able to protect its own security while carving out a space as a diplomatic and intellectual hub in a globalizing Europe.
Tuscany
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Author : Ulrike Bleek
language : en
Publisher: Hunter Publishing, Inc
Release Date : 2000
Tuscany written by Ulrike Bleek and has been published by Hunter Publishing, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Travel categories.
Fully colour-illustrated travel guides packed with information on the history and culture of a destination.
Tuscany
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Author : Jack Altman
language : en
Publisher: Hunter Publishing, Inc
Release Date : 2003
Tuscany written by Jack Altman and has been published by Hunter Publishing, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Travel categories.
Here is everything you imagined Tuscany to be: palazzi, villas and churches, vineyards and lofty cypresses. Masterpieces of Renaissance painting and sculpture are there, but so is a great Chianti with a plate of steaming pasta. After the pageant of Siena's Palio, the magic towers of San Gimignano and the Leaning Tower of Pisa, take it easy on a beach at Viareggio and do some designer shopping in Florence. Tuscany is eternal.
Sicily It S Not Quite Tuscany
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Author : Shamus Sillar
language : en
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release Date : 2012
Sicily It S Not Quite Tuscany written by Shamus Sillar and has been published by Allen & Unwin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Travel categories.
Packed with history, culture, misadventure, and a little Mafioso action, the story of a newly married couple and the year they spent in Sicily Gill and I had dreamt of living in Italy for as long as we'd been together. This is the story of an Aussie couple who sought a Mediterranean Sea change only to find themselves in the sprawling Sicilian city of Catania—the "anti-Tuscany" of Italy. There, any romantic visions they'd had of restoring a villa or stamping their entwined feet in vats of Chianti grapes disappeared faster than the chief witness in a Cosa Nostra trial. Shamus and Gill's tiny apartment in Catania was located in a grim neighborhood opposite a triple-X cinema and a shop selling coffins, nearby Mount Etna erupted soon after their arrival, a mystery ailment left Shamus in a neck brace, they crashed a Vespa, and they had regular dealings with at least one Mafioso. This, then, is an Italian sea change with grit. But it's also a story of optimism, endurance, and acceptance; an exploration of the minutiae of Sicilian culture, history, food, and religion; and an example of how to find beauty—and humor—in the most unexpected of places.