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Italian History Books
Journey through Italy in the best history books about the vibrant nation. From ancient Rome and the Renaissance to the wars it fought and challenges it met, explore Italian history from Venice and Florence to Sicily and beyond. Whether you’re drawn to its culture, its art or its people, this is a great place to start.
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See AllRoss King
Whether chronicling the construction of the Duomo of Florence, the painting of the Sistine Ceiling, or the consequential life of a Renaissance bookseller, author Ross King blows the dust off Italian history and brings it vividly to life.
Ancient Rome
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The Swerve: How the World Became Modern (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
By Stephen Greenblatt
One lost manuscript. One daring book hunter. One massive "swerve" in human history. Greenblatt takes us back to 1417 to show how a single poem rescued from a dusty monastery shelf gave birth to the modern world.
Medieval & Renaissance Italian History
See AllPower, Loyalty and Survival in a Treacherous Era
Lucrezia Borgia: Life, Love, and Death in Renaissance Italy
By Sarah Bradford
Moving past the scandalous tales of poison and incest, Bradford paints a sympathetic yet rigorous portrait of a Renaissance duchess who was in reality more often a political pawn than a predatory femme fatale.
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See AllDecoding the Master of the Renaissance
Leonardo da Vinci
By Walter Isaacson
Exploring the life of the world’s most creative polymath, Isaacson reveals a man whose genius was powered by an intense, almost obsessive curiosity and a playful imagination that blurred the lines between the scientific, the artistic, and the divine.
