Italian Popular Tales


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The Greatness And Decline Of Rome; Volume 2


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In this classic work of history, Guglielmo Ferrero provides an in-depth look at the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. Ferrero, along with co-authors Henry John Chaytor and Sir Alfred Eckhard Zimmern, explores the political, economic, and cultural factors that contributed to Rome's greatness--as well as the forces that ultimately brought it down. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.




Giovanni Pietro Campana


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Campana, a businessman from Rome, formed one of the most important private collections of antiquities of the 19th century yet it has been little studied. This thesis examines Campana's private life, his role as patron of the arts, archaeologist and collector and his trial for fraud, ending in exile.







Second Frutes (1591)


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Ser Marco Polo


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This Elibron Classics title is a reprint of the original edition published by John Murray in London, 1920.




Sofonisba Anguissola


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Traces the life of the Italian artist who was an apprentice to Michelangelo and court painter to King Philip II of Spain, and discusses her major paintings.