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Ferranti, Marie, 1962-
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Brandenburg, Barbara von -- Fiction.
Princesses -- Italy -- Fiction.
Italy -- History, Military -- 1268-1492 -- Fiction.
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Ferranti, Marie, 1962-
Brandenburg, Barbara von -- Fiction.
Princesses -- Italy -- Fiction.
Italy -- History, Military -- 1268-1492 -- Fiction.
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The
Princess
of
Mantua
/ Marie Ferranti ; translated by Andrew Brown.
by
Ferranti, Marie, 1962-
Hesperus Press; c2005.
Call #:
FICTION FER
Subjects
Brandenburg, Barbara von -- Fiction.
Princesses -- Italy -- Fiction.
Italy -- History, Military -- 1268-1492 -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9781843917021
1843917025
Description:
116 p. : 20 cm.
Notes:
"The
Princess
of
Mantua
first published in French as 'La princesse de Mantoue' in 2002"--T.p. verso.
Summary:
"Who is the real woman who looks out at us from Mantegna’s masterful painting, The Gonzaga Family? In this prize-winning international best-seller, Marie Ferranti takes us through the backdoor of everyday 15th-century life into a world populated by some of the greatest figures and artists of the age. It is 1433, and the ten-year-old Barbara von Brandenburg leaves her native Germany to marry the Prince of
Mantua
, Ludovico Gonzaga. When her husband leaves for war immediately after, she finds herself at the center of one of the most refined courts in Europe, and when, seven years later, Ludovico returns victorious from his campaigns, she has to live with him through the most difficult trials—illnesses, mourning, and the curse of heredity: all Gonzaga women are born hunchbacked. Based on a series of letters between Barbara and her cousin Maria, The
Princess
of
Mantua
is an example of docu-fiction at its most exquisite."--Publisher.
Genre:
Historical fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Other authors:
Brown, Andrew.
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