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A wily dwarf Bucino Teodoldo recounts fantastic escapades with his mistress, celebrated courtesan Fiammetta Bianchini. Escaping the 1527 sacking of Rome with just the clothes on their backs (and a few swallowed jewels in their bellies), Fiammetta and Bucino seek refuge in Venice. Starved, stinking, her beauty destroyed, Fiammetta despairs but through cunning, will, Bucino's indefatigable loyalty and the magic of a mysterious blind healer called La...

Text and photographs present art treasures of the Medici and other great Italian houses of the Renaissance.

Chronicles the rise to power of a Catalan cardinal and his clan, who seek to establish a dynasty that would sway over the entire world and win him the ultimate prize, the Chair of Saint Peter.

Surveys the life and work of fifteenth-century artist Fra Angelico, and includes over eighty color and black-and-white illustrations.

Geronimo Stilton travels back in time to the ice age, ancient Greece, and Renaissance Italy, where he experiences wild historical adventures.

Presents a child's perspective on the Renaissance in Italy including daily life, clothing, education, science, art, and music.

One of the most accomplished human beings who ever lived, Leonardo da Vinci remains the quintessential Renaissance genius. This title features top quality reproductions of 663 of Leonardo's drawings, from anatomical studies to architectural plans, from complex engineering designs to pudgy infant portraits.