Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino (Vol. 1-3) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Illustrating the Arms, Arts, and Literature of Italy, 1440-1630By James Dennistoun
Length49h 12m
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Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino (Vol. 1-3) is an expansive historical study of the Montefeltro and della Rovere dynasties, placing the small but brilliant duchy of Urbino at the centre of Renaissance politics, warfare, art, and humanist culture. Written in a richly documentary yet elegant nineteenth-century prose style, the work combines archival narrative, political biography, and cultural history. Its pages illuminate figures such as Federico da Montefeltro and Guidobaldo, while situating Urbino within the wider Italian Renaissance of papal intrigue, condottieri ambition, and courtly refinement. James Dennistoun was a Scottish antiquarian, historian, and connoisseur whose travels in Italy and close study of manuscripts, letters, and art collections informed his scholarship. His interest in Italian civic and dynastic history reflects the Victorian fascination with Renaissance statecraft and taste, but his work is distinguished by careful source-use and an evident admiration for Urbino's cultivated court. This three-volume memoir is recommended to readers interested in Renaissance Italy, aristocratic patronage, and the relationship between power and culture. Though demanding in its detail, it rewards sustained attention with a vivid portrait of a court where politics, arms, letters, and art were inseparably joined.
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- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
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GenreHistory
Length49 hrs 12 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 6, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino (Vol. 1-3) (Annotated)
2INTRODUCTION
3MEMOIR OF THE AUTHOR JAMES DENNISTOUN OF DENNISTOUN
4AUTHOR’S PREFACE (1851)
5BOOK FIRST OF URBINO AND ITS EARLY COUNTS
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6BOOK SECOND OF FEDERIGO DI MONTEFELTRO, COUNT AND SECOND DUKE OF URBINO (pt. 1)
7BOOK SECOND OF FEDERIGO DI MONTEFELTRO, COUNT AND SECOND DUKE OF URBINO (pt. 2)
8BOOK SECOND OF FEDERIGO DI MONTEFELTRO, COUNT AND SECOND DUKE OF URBINO (pt. 3)
9BOOK SECOND OF FEDERIGO DI MONTEFELTRO, COUNT AND SECOND DUKE OF URBINO (pt. 4)
10BOOK THIRD OF GUIDOBALDO DI MONTEFELTRO, THIRD DUKE OF URBINO (pt. 1)
11BOOK THIRD OF GUIDOBALDO DI MONTEFELTRO, THIRD DUKE OF URBINO (pt. 2)
12APPENDICES
13GENEALOGICAL TABLES
14(continued) OF GUIDOBALDO DI MONTEFELTRO, THIRD DUKE OF URBINO (pt. 1)
15(continued) OF GUIDOBALDO DI MONTEFELTRO, THIRD DUKE OF URBINO (pt. 2)
16BOOK FOURTH OF LITERATURE AND ART UNDER THE DUKES DI MONTEFELTRO AT URBINO (pt. 1)
17BOOK FOURTH OF LITERATURE AND ART UNDER THE DUKES DI MONTEFELTRO AT URBINO (pt. 2)
18BOOK FOURTH OF LITERATURE AND ART UNDER THE DUKES DI MONTEFELTRO AT URBINO (pt. 3)
19BOOK FIFTH OF THE DELLA ROVERE FAMILY
20BOOK SIXTH OF FRANCESCO MARIA DELLA ROVERE FOURTH DUKE OF URBINO (pt. 1)
21BOOK SIXTH OF FRANCESCO MARIA DELLA ROVERE FOURTH DUKE OF URBINO (pt. 2)
22APPENDICES
23GENEALOGICAL TABLES
24BOOK SIXTH (continued) OF FRANCESCO MARIA DELLA ROVERE, FOURTH DUKE OF URBINO (pt. 1)
25BOOK SIXTH (continued) OF FRANCESCO MARIA DELLA ROVERE, FOURTH DUKE OF URBINO (pt. 2)
26BOOK SEVENTH OF GUIDOBALDO DELLA ROVERE, FIFTH DUKE OF URBINO
27BOOK EIGHTH OF FRANCESCO MARIA II. DELLA ROVERE, SIXTH AND LAST DUKE OF URBINO (pt. 1)
28BOOK EIGHTH OF FRANCESCO MARIA II. DELLA ROVERE, SIXTH AND LAST DUKE OF URBINO (pt. 2)
29BOOK NINTH OF LITERATURE AND ART UNDER THE DUKES DELLA ROVERE AT URBINO (pt. 1)
30BOOK NINTH OF LITERATURE AND ART UNDER THE DUKES DELLA ROVERE AT URBINO (pt. 2)
31BOOK NINTH OF LITERATURE AND ART UNDER THE DUKES DELLA ROVERE AT URBINO (pt. 3)
32APPENDICES
33DENNISTOUN’S LIST OF AUTHORITIES FOR THE WORK.
34GENEALOGICAL TABLE
35Memorable Quotes
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