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Isabella d'Este and Francesco Gonzaga : power sharing at the Italian Renaissance Court, Sarah D.P. Cockram

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In this first full length scholarly study of Isabella d'Este and Francesco Gonzaga, Sarah Cockram casts new light on a long misunderstood relationship and shows the couple's strategic teamwork in action. Drawing on largely unpublished archival material, she illuminates tactics of collaboration and double-dealing. She reveals sharing of authority; behind-the-scenes diplomatic activity; epistolary practices and dissimulation; network-building; sexual politics and seduction; court rivalries; Machiavellian intrigues and assassinations
Language
eng
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Publication
Extent
1 online resource (275 pages)
Contents
  • Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Notes on Usage; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Photograph Credits; Introduction; 1. Letters and Lies; 2. Power Sharing; 3. The Elimination of Threats to the Marchesa's Authority; 4. Disgruntled Diplomats and Scissor Attacks: Divided Fronts in the Court Environment; 5. International Diplomacy: The Borgia Menace; 6. Overcoming Tension and Troubles; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index
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9781409448310
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Isabella d'Este and Francesco Gonzaga : power sharing at the Italian Renaissance Court
Title
Isabella d'Este and Francesco Gonzaga
Title remainder
power sharing at the Italian Renaissance Court
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Sarah D.P. Cockram
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Author
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Language
eng
Summary
In this first full length scholarly study of Isabella d'Este and Francesco Gonzaga, Sarah Cockram casts new light on a long misunderstood relationship and shows the couple's strategic teamwork in action. Drawing on largely unpublished archival material, she illuminates tactics of collaboration and double-dealing. She reveals sharing of authority; behind-the-scenes diplomatic activity; epistolary practices and dissimulation; network-building; sexual politics and seduction; court rivalries; Machiavellian intrigues and assassinations
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EBLCP
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Cockram, Sarah D. P
Dewey number
945.281060922
Index
index present
LC call number
DG540.8.I7
LC item number
C62 2013
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
Series statement
Women and Gender in the Early Modern World
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  • Isabella d'Este
  • Francesco
  • Mantua (Duchy)
  • Renaissance
  • Nobility
  • Power (Social sciences)
  • Mantua (Duchy)
  • Italy
  • Italy
  • Italy
  • Francesco
  • Isabella d'Este
  • HISTORY
  • Kings and rulers
  • Nobility
  • Politics and government
  • Power (Social sciences)
  • Renaissance
  • Europe
  • Italy
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Isabella d'Este and Francesco Gonzaga : power sharing at the Italian Renaissance Court, Sarah D.P. Cockram
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unknown
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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online resource
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multicolored
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text
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Contents
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Notes on Usage; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Photograph Credits; Introduction; 1. Letters and Lies; 2. Power Sharing; 3. The Elimination of Threats to the Marchesa's Authority; 4. Disgruntled Diplomats and Scissor Attacks: Divided Fronts in the Court Environment; 5. International Diplomacy: The Borgia Menace; 6. Overcoming Tension and Troubles; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index
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855504802
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource (275 pages)
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unknown
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online
Isbn
9781409448310
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unknown
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computer
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rdamedia
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514261
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not applicable
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unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
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(OCoLC)855504802
Label
Isabella d'Este and Francesco Gonzaga : power sharing at the Italian Renaissance Court, Sarah D.P. Cockram
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Notes on Usage; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Photograph Credits; Introduction; 1. Letters and Lies; 2. Power Sharing; 3. The Elimination of Threats to the Marchesa's Authority; 4. Disgruntled Diplomats and Scissor Attacks: Divided Fronts in the Court Environment; 5. International Diplomacy: The Borgia Menace; 6. Overcoming Tension and Troubles; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index
Control code
855504802
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (275 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781409448310
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
514261
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)855504802

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