italy

Presents the text of the novel in which high-spirited American, Isabel Archer, travels to England to find romance, heartbreak, and betrayal.

In fourteenth-century Italy, Antonia, the daughter of Dante Alighieri, longs for a stable family and home while developing her artistic talent and seeking a place for herself in a world with limited options for women.

Examines the personality, thought processes, scientific discoveries, and life of an important figure who helped to shape our understanding of the natural world.

Tells the story of the life of Italy's first female physician and the creator of the Montessori method of education.

Discusses the life and work of six artists of the Italian Renaissance whose works represent important innovations and achievements in painting, sculpture, and architecture. Included are Giotto, Donatello, Brunelleschi, da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael.

Presents twenty essays that examine various aspects of the life and work of controversial sixteenth-century astronomer Galileo, discussing the major influences on his development, his contribution to physics, his use of the telescope, his confrontation with the Church, and his place in history.

A biography of the well-known Italian Renaissance man, discussing his personal life, artistic accomplishments, scientific observations, and final legacy.

Surveys the history, culture, politics, and architecture of Florence during the Italian Renaissance.

An illustrated biography of Venetian priest and Baroque music composer, Antonio Vivaldi, that chronicles his childhood, his mother's vow that he enter the priesthood, and love of music.