The artist, the philosopher, and the warrior : the intersecting lives of da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the world they shaped /
A meticulous account of Renaissance Italy during the turbulent decade around 1500, with emphasis on several important players: Alexander Borgia (also known as Pope Alexander VI) and his son Cesare, Machiavelli the philosopher-diplomat and author of The Prince, and Leonardo da Vinci--inventor, artist...
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Main Author: | Strathern, Paul, 1940- |
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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New York :
Bantam Books,
©2009.
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Edition: | 1st ed. |
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