Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-393) and index.
Contents:
The myth of the Renaissance -- The four horsemen -- Corsignano and Siena -- The exile -- The cleric -- The road to Mantua -- Renaissance chivalry -- Mantua and after -- The political pope -- A room of one's own -- Plague and pleasure : 1462 -- The age of spectacle -- Pienza -- Urban dreams -- Visits to antiquity -- Villas and gardens -- The Crusade -- The art of copiousness -- Conclusion : Pius and his period.
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