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  • Antonio

    The story of a young man in Italy at the start of the 16th century

    by Richard Pooler ...
    An erotic historical romance based on a journal written at the start of the 16th century by a young man called Antonio, who grew up in the village of Cortona in northern Italy. His mother died in childbirth, his brother moved away to find work in Perugia, and he was left living with his father Giorgio, from whom he learned the trade of carpentry. The novel takes the form of a picaresque adventure ... Read more

    $4.54 USD

  • The Boundaries of Modern Art

    by Richard Pooler ...
    Conceptual art in the Western world is in crisis. That is the view of many people who are disillusioned with what they regard as its attention-seeking antics, where artists themselves have proudly proclaimed 'the death of art'. Why has art been on this road to destruction, and how did it get there? How does one make sense of the bewildering complexity of Conceptual art, and how does one extract ... Read more

    $10.13 USD

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    by Jacqueline Park ...
    Series Book 1 - Grazia dei Rossi Trilogy
    A sweeping saga of intrigue and romance set during the Italian Renaissance and told through the eyes of Grazia dei Rossi, a young Jewish woman torn between duty and forbidden romance, who wins our hearts with her recorded secrets of love.Grazia dei Rossi, private secretary to the world-renowned Isabella d’Este, is the daughter of an eminent Jewish banker, the wife of the pope’s Jewish physician, ... Read more

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  • The Serpent and the Pearl

    by Kate Quinn ...
    Series Book 1 - A Novel of the Borgias
    A gripping novel about history’s most infamous family—The Borgias—and an innocent girl pulled into their treacherous rise to power, from the USA Today bestselling author of The Alice Network and The Briar Club.Rome, 1492. The Holy City is drenched with blood and teeming with secrets. A pope lies dying and the throne of God is left vacant, a prize awarded only to the most virtuous—or the most ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • The Scribe of Siena

    A Novel

    by Melodie Winawer ...
    “Like Outlander with an Italian accent.” —Real Simple“A detailed historical novel, a multifaceted mystery, and a moving tale of improbable love.” —Publishers Weekly, starred reviewA NEW YORK POST MUST-READ BOOKReaders of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander and Tracy Chevalier’s Girl with a Pearl Earring…will be swept away by the spell of medieval Siena” (Libra... ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Assassin's Creed: Renaissance

    by Oliver Bowden ...
    Series Book 1 - Assassin's Creed
    Betrayed by the ruling families of Italy, a young man embarks upon an epic quest for vengeance during the Renaissance in this novel based on the Assassin's Creed™ video game series.“I will seek vengeance upon those who betrayed my family. I am Ezio Auditore Da Firenze. I am an Assassin…”To eradicate corruption and restore his family’s honor, Ezio will learn the art of the Assassins. Along the way, ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • Da Vinci's Last Supper

    The Forgotten Tale

    by Paul Arrowsmith ...
    When Leonardo da Vinci is commissioned to paint 'The Last Supper' , he believes it will seal his reputation as the finest artist in Italy.Yet all does not go as planned. The notorious Papal emissary, Father Rodrigo of Salamanca accuses him of blasphemy over his decision to choose a lowly peasant, Alessandro, to be his model for Jesus.To Leonardo's horror, Alessandro takes on quasi-religious ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The House of Medici: Inheritance of Power

    A Novel

    by Edward Charles ...
    Ever-loyal Maddalena, a diminutive, blue-eyed, black slave, has borne Cosimo de' Medici a son and seen him rise to the position of cardinal. Now, late in life, she finds herself committed to a convent, as part of a scheme to protect the Medici bank from ruin by Cosimo’s sons, by hiding a fortune in gold for Cosimo’s grandson, Lorenzo, to inherit. But as the months go by, and the gold does not ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The House of Medici: Seeds of Decline

    A Novel

    by Edward Charles ...
    The Riveting Sequel to The House of Medici: Inheritance of Power.Lucrezia Tornabuoni, brought up in the Palazzo Medici alongside Cosimo’s children, always expected to marry his charismatic younger son, Giovanni. But now in later life, she finds herself imprisoned in a loveless marriage with the gout-ridden elder son, Piero. Like Cosimo, she sees the future salvation of the family in the hands of ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Tom Swan and the Last Spartans: Part Five

    by Christian Cameron ...
    Series Book 5 - Tom Swan and the Last Spartans
    The latest instalment of the Tom Swan adventures - the fast-paced serialised novel set in the turbulent Europe of the fifteenth century.Available exclusively in eBook. ... Read more

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  • Who Was Leonardo da Vinci?

    by Roberta Edwards, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by True Kelley ...
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    Leonardo da Vinci was a gifted painter, talented musician, and dedicated scientist and inventor, designing flying machines, submarines, and even helicopters. Yet he had a hard time finishing things, a problem anyone can relate to. Only thirteen paintings are known to be his; as for the illustrated encyclopedia he intended to create, all that he left were thousands of disorganized notebook pages. ... Read more

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  • The Birth of Venus

    A Novel

    by Sarah Dunant ...
    Alessandra Cecchi is not quite fifteen when her father, a prosperous cloth merchant, brings a young painter back from northern Europe to decorate the chapel walls in the family’s Florentine palazzo. A child of the Renaissance, with a precocious mind and a talent for drawing, Alessandra is intoxicated by the painter’s abilities.But their burgeoning relationship is interrupted when Alessandra’s ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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