La rappresentazione di Venezia. Francesco Foscari: vita di un doge nel Rinascimento.

New haven, Yale University Press 2007, cm.16x24, pp.468, legatura editoriale con sovraccoperta figurata a colori. Immortalized in later centuries in works by Lord Byron, Giuseppe Verdi, Eugène Delacroix, and others, Francesco Foscari reigned as the powerful doge of Venice during tumultuous years from 1423 to 1457. The stuff of legends, his life was marked by political conflict, vengeful enemies, family heartbreak, and, at the end, the forced relinquishment of the ducal throne. Yet Foscari left behind no personal papers, and until now, no complete biography of him has been written. This book, a thorough and fascinating biography, fills that longstanding gap, illuminating not only the life of the man but also the history and culture of fifteenth-century Venice. Dennis Romano reconstructs Foscari?s life through careful reading of extant governmental records and chronicle sources. He also uses architectural monuments built by Foscari and his heirs as critical interpretive keys for unlocking the personality and policies of the doge. Romano analyzes how art and power intersected in Renaissance Italy and how the doge came to represent and even embody the state. With this biography, Romano clears away longstanding myths, fills in previously unknown details about Foscari?s triumphs and ordeals, and allows to emerge the first intimate portrait of this singular doge.

universale e il moto dei corpi del sistema solare. I corpi del sistema solare. Satelliti artificiali e navigazione spaziale. Origine del sole e del sistema solare. La vita nell'universo. Torino, UTET 1969, cm.19,5x26,5, pp.XV,718, 7 tavv.bn.,4 tavv.a col.,1 carta della luna,425 figg.bn.ft. legatura ed.in tutta tela.

Köln, Verlag DuMont Monte 2003, cm.24x30, pp.336, ill.col. Hardcover, dustjacket. "A rosarian of international renown, Harkness brings an ardent proclivity for the queen of flowers to a fascinating effort bolstered by the lyrical beauty of rare artworks." -Booklist Roses are treasured for many reasons: their enchanting beauty and sweet fragrance, their fascinating history, their value as the most versatile of garden plants, their symbolic power. The quest to create roses, and the flowers that have resulted, are the subjects of this splendid book. It charts rose culture from its ancient origins through the horticulture of the 19th century to hybrid breeding in modern times. In addition, this beautiful volume presents some of the most sublime rose specimens ever created, drawn and painted by renowned botanical artists such as Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Henry Andrews, and John Lindley. The captivating illustrations are from the Royal Horticultural Society, home to one of the world's finest archives of horticultural art. This spectacular volume of roses of every description, also in a reduced format with an incredibly affordable price, is certain to capture the hearts of gardeners and art lovers alike. AUTHOR BIO: Peter Harkness is the author of Modern Garden Roses, The Photographic Encyclopædia of Roses, and Roses to Enjoy. He has edited The Rose Magazine and has contributed to the Royal Horticultural Society Roses Plant Guide. The Royal Horticultural Society was founded in 1804 by John Wedgwood and Sir Joseph Banks. It led the way in sending collectors around the world in search of new plant species, and fostered domestic cultivation of many varieties we know and love today. The society's Lindley Library is considered one of the world's finest horticultural archives, containing more than 250,000 paintings, illustrations, and rare books.

Zu dynastischen Grablegen in polnischen u. abodritischen Herrschaftsgebieten. Stuttgart, Franz Steiner Verlag 1996, cm.17x24, pp.62, 34 illustraz. bianco e nero nel testo, brossura, Collana Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur,6.