The deadly sisterhood : a story of women, power and intrigue in the Italian Renaissance, 1427-1527
Frieda, Leonie2012
Books, Manuscripts
Here are the stories of the most remarkable women of Christendom, who are all joined by birth, marriage and friendship and who ruled for a time in place of their men-folk: Lucrezia Turnabuoni, Clarice Orsini, Beatrice d'Este, Caterina Sforza, Isabella d'Este, Giulia Farnese, Isabella d'Aragona and Lucrezia Borgia.
Main title:
Author:
Imprint:
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2012.
Collation:
xi, 403 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), map, col. ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780297852087 (hbk)
Dewey class:
945.05
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
8341