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The Holy Angels
Have you ever wondered whether there is more to know about the angels than you were taught in Sunday School? This work is a thorough treatment of the Holy Angels and covers such topics as the origin and excellence of the angels, the fall of some of the angels, guardian angels, the heavenly choirs of angels, demons, and how to safeguard oneself against the forces of evil. This work contains a wealth of inspirational content.
Isabella d'Este and Francesco Gonzaga
In the first book systematically to give evidence of conjugal co-rule at an Italian Renaissance court, and the first full length scholarly study of Isabella d'Este and Francesco Gonzaga, Sarah Cockram shows their relationship in an entirely new light. The book draws on (and presents) a large amount of unpublished archival material, including almost unprecedented surviving correspondence between and around these Renaissance princely rulers. Using these sources, Cockram shows Isabella and Francesco's strategic teamwork in action, illuminating tactics of collaboration and dissimulation. She also reveals behind-the-scenes diplomatic activity; court procedures; sexual politics and seduction; gift...
A Renaissance Marriage
The marriage of Isabella d'Este, one of the most famous figures of the Italian Renaissance, and Francesco Gonzaga, ruler of the small northern Italian principality of Mantua (r.1484-1519) offers a fascinating portrait of early modern political marriage - a relationship born from strategic alliance, but built on cooperation and mutual respect.
