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The Book of the Courtier

An insider's view of court life and culture during the Renaissance, here is the handiwork of a 16th-century diplomat who was called upon to resolve the differences in a war of etiquette among the Italian nobility. The ultimate resource on aristocratic manners, it remains the most definitive account of life among the Renaissance nobility.

Important places

Urbino (31)

Regions

Pesaro e Urbino (42)
Ancona (48)

Countries

Italy (5,202)

Other geographical areas

Appennini (16)
Marche (76)
Southern Europe (7,123)