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Campaldino 1289

The battle that made Dante

Kelly Devries author Niccolò Capponi author Graham Turner illustrator Paul Kime illustrator Bounfordcom illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:26th Jul '18

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A highly illustrated account of one of the major battles of Italy's 13th century wars between the Guelphs and Ghibellines, immortalized in the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri who was one of the combatants.

A highly illustrated account of one of the major battles of Italy's 13th century wars, immortalized in the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri who was one of the combatants. Campaldino is one of the important battles between the Guelphs and Ghibellines - the major political factions in the city states of central and northern Italy. It heralded the rise of Florence to a dominant position over the area of Tuscany and was one of the last occasions when the Italian city militias contested a battle, with the 14th century seeing the rise of the condottiere in Italy's Wars. In this study, renowned medieval historians Kelly De Vries and Niccolò Capponi have uncovered new material from the battlefield itself, as well as using all the available sources, to breathe new life into this colourful and fascinating battle.

ISBN: 9781472831286

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 308g

96 pages