<p>A first-hand description of Constantinople (Istanbul) by this French humanist and diplomat c. 1550, during the age of Sleiyman the Magnificent. Gilles discusses the city's rich history and describes the hills, palaces, temples and churches, the markets, cisterns, columns, baths and other ancient monuments of this great capital. </p>
<p>Illustrated, new introduction, bibliography, index, glossary, and five new maps. Based on John Ball's 1729 translation from Latin. Second edition, third printing.</p>

The Antiquities of Constantinople

Pierre Gilles

John Ball

Arts & Photography

Italica Pr

History of art, iconography, emblemata and symbol. Includes: Elizabeth Sears, Foreword and Bibliography of Recent Works of William Sebastian Heckscher; Frank Baron, "From Witchcraft to Doctor Faustus"; Jan Bialostocki, "The Dichotomy of Good and Evil in the Visual Arts: Remarks on Some Aspects"; Virginia W. Callahan, "The Erasmus-Hercules Equation in the Emblems of Alciati"; Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann, "Arcimboldo's Serious Jokes: 'Mysterious but Long Meaning'"; Lubomír Konecny, "'L'accord interrompu': An Emblematic Source for Mathieu Le Nain"; Carl Nordenfalk, "The Sense of Touch in Art"; Martin Ostwald, "On Interpreting Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus"; Charles Parkhurst, "Roger Bacon on Color: Sources, Theories, and Influence"; Karl-Ludwig Selig, "Don Quixote and the Game of Chess"; Egon Verheyen, "The Triumphal Arch on the Lido: On the Reliability of Eyewitness Accounts"; Michael Vickers, "Wandering Stones: Venice, Constantinople, and Athens." 270 pages, 47 illustrations. Preface, bibliography, index.

The Verbal and the Visual: Essays in Honor of William Sebastain Heckscher

Selig, Karl-Ludwig

Twelve essays on the art history of Rome, Italy, and the Renaissance. 114 illustrations, bibliography of Irving Lavin's works, index.

Il 60: Essays Honoring Irving Lavin on His Sixtieth Birthday

Essays by James Beck, Melissa Meriam Bullard, Marilyn Manera Edelstein, Edward A. Gosselin, James Hankins, William V. Harris, Kenneth Jorgensen SJ, Dilwyn Knox, Jill Kraye, Paul Oskar Kristeller, Constance Jones Mathers, John Monfasani, John H. Mundy, Ronald G. Musto, Ronald Rainey, Steve Rappaport, Louise Rice, David Rosand, Leona Rostenberg, and Robert Somerville. 8 illustrations, index.

Renaissance Society and Culture: Essays in Honor of Eugene F. Rice, Jr.

Politics & Social Sciences

Monfasani, John

Social Sciences

"The Road to Compostela" offers an interactive tour of the medieval Pilgrim's Road from France to Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain. It presents a series of medieval texts relating to the pilgrimage to, shrine of, and cult of St. James, including the twelfth-century Codex Calixtinus, now in the library of the cathedral of Santiago, as well as descriptions and excerpts from travelers in the later Middle Ages and Renaissance. "The Road to Compostela" also features * a Gazetteer of historic places along the Camino, * a Dictionary of Saints met along the Road, and * a complete Bibliography. It includes a General Map of the Road and 4 interactive detail maps of the route, 12 city maps, 17 plans, and 150 color photos.

The Road to Compostela for Windows

Gardiner, Eileen

VARIOUS

Religion & Spirituality

The Records of the Venetian Senate on Disk, 1335-1400, for Windows (Latin and English Edition)

Kohl, Benjamin G.

This Volume (volume 4) is in two parts (bound separately): Part 1 includes Book Seven of Gregorovius’ History, which treats the relations of the Emperor and Pope to Rome; the rise of civic offices; the career of John Crescentius and the Tusculans; the rule of Benedict VIII; the attempts at church reform; the rise of Hildebrand, his reign as Gregory VII, and the Investiture Conflict; the influences of Peter Damiani and the Countess Matilda; Robert Guiscard, the Normans, and the destruction of Rome; the reign of Emperor Henry IV; the popes and anti-popes from Sylvester II to Urban II; Rome and the Crusades; music, monasteries, letters, and libraries in the eleventh century. Part 2 includes Book Eight, which covers the Twelfth Century. It treats the continuing conflict over investiture and the Concordat of Worms; the reign of Emperor Henry V; the rise of the Norman Kingdom of Sicily; the communal revolution of 1143 and the rebirth of the Senate; the history of the Capitoline; the life and death of Arnold of Brescia; the popes and anti-popes from Paschal II to Celestine III; Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa and Pope Alexander III; the war between Rome and Tusculum and the Battle of Monte Porzio; the fall of the Tusculans; Henry VI; the development of the rioni and contrade; Roman families: the Frangipani, the Pierleoni and the Colonna; law, the Mirabilia and other literature, and architecture of the twelfth century. Also includes an introduction to Gregorovius and his work by David S. Chambers of the Warburg Institute, London.

History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages, Vol. 4, 1003-1199

History

Annie Hamilton

David S. Chambers

Ferdinand, Gregorovius

Ancient Civilizations

This Edition of Volume 5, including books 9 and 10, of Ferdinand Gregorovius’ History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages is based on the second revised edition of the English translation and matches the original page-for-page – and footnote-for-footnote – for accuracy of citation. It is entirely reset for modern readability and complete searchability. Volume 5 includes a new introduction to Gregorovius and his work by David S. Chambers of the Warburg Institute in London. Book Nine covers the years 1200 to 1260. It treats: the reign of Innocent III in Rome and abroad; the house of Conti; Emperor Frederick II; the papal crusade against the Hohenstaufen; the States of the Church in the 13th century; senatorial rule in Rome; the Savelli, the Poli, the Anibaldi, the Orsini and the Colonna; Rome and its neighbors in Lazio and Tuscany; St. Francis, St. Dominic, the rise of the mendicants, heresy and popular spirituality; the Guelphs and Ghibellines; Conrad IV; Rome under Brancaleone degli Andalò; the civic constitution, the rise of the Populus and the Guilds. Book Ten covers the years 1260 to 1305. It treats: the Hohenstaufen heirs of Frederick II: Manfred and Conradin; Guelph and Ghibelline conflict in Rome; Urban IV, Charles of Anjou and the conquest of Naples; the battle of Benevento; Rome under Angelo Capocci and Don Arrigo of Castile; Conradin in Rome and his defeat at Tagliacozzo; Charles of Anjou, Senator of Rome; Nicholas III and the rise of the barons; the Orsini, Colonna and Gaetani; Celestine V and Boniface VIII; the Jubilee of 1300; the Colonna revolt, the crusade against Palestrina and the catastrophe at Anagni; the Avignon papacy begins; the university, letters, architecture, the plastic arts; the Cosmati, Giotto, Turrita, Arnolfo di Cambio; the fortresses of the barons, the Senate Palace.

History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages, two part set: Vol. 5, 1200-1305

This edition of Ferdinand Gregorovius' "History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages" is based on the second revised edition of the English translation and matches the original page-for-page — and footnote-for-footnote — for accuracy of citation and is entirely reset for modern readability. Volume VI is in two parts. PART 1 includes * an introduction to Gregorovius and his work by David S. Chambers of the Warburg Institute, London, and Book Eleven of Gregorovius’ History. Book Eleven covers the years 1305 to 1354. It treats the desertion of Rome, and the Avignon Papacy; Emperor Henry VII in Italy, 1312–13; the Colonna and the Orsini; Fra Venturino da Bergamo; Petrarch and Rome; John XXII, Benedict XII, Clement VI; Lewis of Bavaria in Rome; the civil war of the 1330s; the life and revolution of Cola di Rienzo; the rebirth of the republic and Cola’s government; the destruction of the barons; Cola’s excommunication, his exile in the Abruzzi and Bohemia; Cardinal Giles Albornoz reconquers the Papal States; Cola’s trial in Avignon, his return to Rome, and his death. Volume VI, Part II includes Book Twelve of Gregorovius’ History. Book Twelve covers the years 1355 to 1420. It treats Emperor Charles IV in Italy; Albornoz and the Roman constitution; Popes Urban V and Gregory XI; Bridget of Sweden and Catherine of Siena; Florence and the War of the Eight Saints; the Roman conclave of 1378 and the Great Schism; Urban VI, Clement VII, and Boniface IX; Ladislaus of Naples rules Rome; the Jubilee of 1400; Innocent VII, Gregory XII and Benedict XIII; the Council of Pisa, Alexander V, John XXIII; the end of the Schism, Oddo Colonna as Martin V, 1417; letters, history, architecture, sculpture; customs and manners, ritual, festivals and drama; the Mirabilian tradition and humanism: Petrarch, Poggio; the urban fabric, the regions, population, the Campagna.

History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages, Vol. 6, 1305-1420

This edition of Ferdinand Gregorovius' "History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages" is based on the second revised edition of the English translation and matches the original page-for-page — and footnote-for-footnote — for accuracy of citation and is entirely reset for modern readability. Volume VIII comprises 2 parts. Part 1 includes an introduction to Gregorovius and his work by David S. Chambers of the Warburg Institute, London, and Book Thirteen, chapters 1-4 of Gregorovius’ History. Book Thirteen covers the years 1421 to 1503. It treats the Renaissance; Martin V, Eugenius IV, and the Conciliar movement; the mercenaries Fortebraccio and Sforza; Cardinal Vitelleschi and Ludovico Scarampo, tyrants of Rome; Stefano Porcaro and the Republic; Nicholas V, the Council of Basle, the Jubilee of 1450; the rise of the Borgia; Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini becomes Pope Pius II; the Humanists in Rome; the Tiburziani; the crusade against the Turks; the Caraffa, Riario, Rovere, the Medici; the Orsini and Colonna in the Renaissance; Sixtus IV, Innocent VIII; Roderigo Borgia becomes Alexander VI; Cesare Borgia; Charles VIII of France invades Italy. It also treats Italy after Charles VIII’s invasion; Alexander VI and the Papal States; Caesar and Lucrezia Borgia; the Jubilee of 1500; the Colonna and Orsini; Louis XII of France invades Italy; the Renaissance in Rome: the Vatican Library, printing, philology; Poggio, Bruni, Filelfo, Beccadelli and Valla; Greek studies: Chrysoloras, George of Trebizond, Theodore of Gaza, Cardinal Bessarion; destruction of the monuments; epigraphy and archaeology; the historians and biographers: Biondo, Pius II, Ammanati, Vespasiano, Manetti, Platina, Infessura; poets and playwrights; theater and spectacle; the Academies; architecture, sculpture and the decorative arts; painting; the city of Rome surveyed by region c. 1500.

History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages, Vol. 7, 1421-1503

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