The Borgias: History's Most Notorious Dynasty - Hardcover

Hollingsworth, Mary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0857389165 ISBN 13: 9780857389169

Publisher: Quercus Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

The Borgias have become a byword for pride, lust, cruelty, avarice, splendour and venomous intrigue. An inspiration for many works of fiction, most famously Mario Puzo's The Godfather, they have aroused abomination and fascination in almost equal measure, while their patronage of the arts created some of the great masterpieces of the Renaissance. From the powerful, merciless Rodrigo Borgia, better known as Pope Alexander VI, to the beautiful Lucrezia and the debauched and murderous Cesare, Mary Hollingsworth's account of the dynasty's dramatic rise from its Spanish roots to the heights of Renaissance society forms a compelling tale of brutality, incest, unparalleled corruption and extortionate greed.

About this title

About the Author:

Mary Hollingsworth has a B.Sc. in business studies and a Ph.D. in art history. Her doctoral thesis dealt with the role of the architect in Italian Renaissance building projects and led to research on the role of the patron in the development of Renaissance art and architecture.

From the Back Cover:

A sumptuously illustrated history of Renaissance Italy's bloodiest family, complemented by extensive quotations from original sources and accompanied by a wealth of stunning images from the period.

About this edition

• Publisher: Quercus Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0857389165
• ISBN 13: 9780857389169
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384