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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 Posted in Florence - Firenze | No Comments »
The strategic village of SAN MINIATO , midway between Pisa and Florence (42km from both), was given its landmark fortress by the Holy Roman Emperor ... Read more..Prato
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 Posted in Florence - Firenze | No Comments »
Taking its name from the meadow ( prato ) where a great market was held in antiquity, ... Read more..The Precursors of Renaissance
Thursday, October 11th, 2007 Posted in Italy Painting and Sculpture | No Comments »
The distinction between Gothic and Renaissance , so marked in the painting and sculpture of other countries, is very blurred in Italy. In the mid-thirteenth century, what is normally considered ... Read more..Popes and Emperors
Thursday, October 11th, 2007 Posted in History of Italy | No Comments »
On the death of Otto III in 1002, Italy was again without a recognized ruler. In the north, noblemen jockeyed for power, and the papacy was manipulated by rival Roman ... Read more..