{"product_id":"herculean-ferrara-ercole-deste-1471-1505-and-the-invention-of-a-ducal-capital-paperback-9780521522632","title":"Herculean Ferrara; Ercole d'Este (1471–1505) and the Invention of a Ducal Capital (Paperback) 9780521522632","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHerculean Ferrara\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eErcole d'Este (1471–1505) and the Invention of a Ducal Capital\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn illustrated account of the life and work of a leading patron of the Italian Renaissance.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas Tuohy (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521522632, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 8 August 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e568 pages, 60 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 19.4 x 3 cm, 1 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e' … imaginative, sensibly organised and well presented.' The Court Historian\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eErcole d'Este (1471–1505) is perhaps best known as the father of Isabella d'Este, marchioness of Mantua, but his court in Ferrara was one of the most glittering in Renaissance Italy. He was an extremely prolific builder and laid out plans which doubled the size of the city. He was also the leader in the revival of classical theatre, an enthusiastic patron of musicians, and a creator of magnificent court spectacles. Very little survives to testify to Ercole's achievements, largely on account of a devastating earthquake in 1570, but considerable archival evidence has been used to re-establish the duke's achievements and the extent to which he was personally involved in his patronage. This evidence runs contrary to many currently held assumptions, and although Herculean Ferrara deals with one court and one ruler it also challenges some of the basic notions about the relationship between artist and patron during the Renaissance.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e List of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e 1. The d'Este of Ferrara\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Estense inheritance\u003cbr\u003e 3. The ducal palace\u003cbr\u003e 4. The ducal capital\u003cbr\u003e 5. Court errant: the itinerant court\u003cbr\u003e 6. Princely piety\u003cbr\u003e 7. The decoration and furnishing of palaces\u003cbr\u003e 8. The ephemera of magnificence\u003cbr\u003e 9. As the duke commands\u003cbr\u003e Gazetteer\u003cbr\u003e Plans and genealogical table\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations and the currency of Ferrara\u003cbr\u003e Sources\u003cbr\u003e Inventory of registers of the camera ducale\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Appendices.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20history:%20c%20500%20to%20c%201450\/1500%20%5BHBLC%5D%22\"\u003eHBLC\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913079120152,"sku":"9780521522632","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521522632i_977f4ae1-d071-4d5b-93c7-a018ba9a7703.jpg?v=1691383656","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/herculean-ferrara-ercole-deste-1471-1505-and-the-invention-of-a-ducal-capital-paperback-9780521522632","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}