When Lucy Honeychurch travels to Italy with her cousin, she meets George Emerson, a bohemian and an atheist who falls in love with her. Upon her retur...
History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy is an historical account by Niccolò Machiavelli. Toward the end of 1520, the Cardinal Giulio of Medici...
Machiavelli's *History of Florence* is a detailed account of the city's political and social evolution from its origins to the early 16th century. It...
Benvenuto Cellini's autobiography is a captivating and often shocking account of his extraordinary life during the Italian Renaissance. A gifted scul...
In 'Tafereelen uit Italie', Charles Dickens deelt zijn observaties en indrukken van zijn reizen door Italië in 1844. Hij bezocht bekende steden als Ro...
Mistress of the Inn is a witty and charming comedy that explores the themes of love, wealth, and nobility. The story centers around Mirandolina, a bea...
The *Canzoniere*, also known as *Le Rime*, is a collection of lyric poems by Dante Alighieri, spanning his entire life. The poems are diverse in style...
Giorgio Vasari's *Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects* is a monumental work of art history that provides a detailed account...
Giorgio Vasari's *Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects* is a seminal work of art history, offering biographical accounts of p...
Giorgio Vasari's "Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects" is a seminal work of art history. It provides detailed biographies o...
In "Florentinische Nächte", Heinrich Heine tells the story of Maximilian, who, following his doctor's advice, recounts whimsical tales to his ailing c...
Giorgio Vasari's *Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects* is a landmark work of art history, offering biographical sketches of I...
The Princess Zoubaroff is a satirical comedy set in Florence, Italy, during the early 20th century. The play follows the tumultuous lives of a group o...
The Portrait of a Lady is a novel by Henry James that follows the life of Isabel Archer, a young American woman who inherits a substantial fortune and...
'Things Seen in Florence' by Elizabeth W. Grierson offers a concise and informative guide to the city's iconic sights and lesser-known treasures. Grie...
In 'Treatises of Benvenuto Cellini on Goldsmithing and Sculpture', the renowned 16th-century Florentine artist provides a detailed and insightful acco...
This book, "Guelphs and Ghibellines: A Short History of Medieval Italy from 1250-1409," by Oscar Browning, explores the tumultuous period in Italian h...
This book is a comprehensive history of the Medici family, one of the most powerful and influential families in European history. It traces the family...
This second volume of G. F. Young's Medici trilogy focuses on the younger branch of the family, from the mid-16th century to their extinction in the 1...
Italian Life and Legends is a collection of short works written by Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie during her residence in Florence from 1864-65. The book co...
Mandragola is a satirical comedy written by Niccolò Machiavelli in the early 16th century. The play revolves around the cunning schemes of Callimaco,...
Mandell Creighton's *History of the Papacy* Volume II delves into the tumultuous period following the Great Schism. It explores the Council of Constan...
