"Isabella d'Este Marchioness of Mantua 1479-1539 Volumes I & Ii" 1932 Cartwright, Julia (Mrs. Ady)

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CARTWRIGHT, Julia (Mrs. ADY)

Volume I:
[392] pp.

Volume II:
[419] pp.
Chapters XXI - XLIII

John Murray London

1932

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Volume I:
[392] pp.

Volume II:
[419] pp.
Chapters XXI - XLIII

John Murray London

1932

In publisher's marbled slipcase

8 1/2" x 5 3/4"

Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe London, England

Isabella d'Este (19 May 1474 – 13 February 1539) was Marchioness of Mantua and one of the leading women of the Italian Renaissance as a major cultural and political figure. She was a patron of the arts as well as a leader of fashion, whose innovative style of dressing was copied by women throughout Italy and at the French court. The poet Ariosto labeled her as the "liberal and magnanimous Isabella", while author Matteo Bandello described her as having been "supreme among women". Diplomat Niccolò da Correggio went even further by hailing her as "The First Lady of the world". See less