Cet ouvrage propose une incursion dans le monde de la cour pontificale et des cours cardinalices au XVIe siècle. En quoi consistait ce monde, qui en faisait partie, comment y entrait-on, quels avantages pouvait-on espérer en tirer et...
Italy--Rome
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Author:Hurtubise, PierreSummary: -
Author:Rachman, TomSummary:"The Italian Teacher is a marvel'an entertaining, heartbreaking novel about art, family, loyalty, and authenticity. Tom Rachman is an enormously talented writer - this book is alive, from the first page to the last." Tom Perrotta,...
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Author:Davis, LindseySummary:When Germanic troops in the service of the empire begin to rebel, and a Roman general disappears, Emperor Vespasian turns to the one man he can trust: Marcus Didius Falco, a private informer. But to Falco, an undercover tour of Germany...
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Author:Addis, FerdinandSummary:Why does Rome continue to exert a hold on our imagination? How did the Caput Mundi come to play such a critical role in the development of Western civilization? Ferdinand Addis addresses these questions by tracing the history of the...
- Author:Peters, ElizabethSummary:
The smartest and sexiest sleuth around is Vicky Bliss. In the sunsplashed streets or moonlit courtyards of Rome, Vicky is out to uncover a true geius and master art thief. Someone is creating the most beautiful jewels and replacing the...
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Author:Williams, Megan K.Summary:Far from the Tuscan Sun… is Saving Rome. Megan K. Williams, a Rome-based writer and correspondent, knows just how far. In her debut collection, Williams serves up the Eternal City as you’ve never seen it before, turning an insider’s eye...
- Author:Lahiri, JhumpaSummary:
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORKER, NPR- The first short story collection by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and master of the form since her number one New York Times best seller Unaccustomed Earth - Rome-metropolis and monument...
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Author:Simpson, JohnSummary:2nd Edition Pope Dominic V is dying. Among the cardinals called to Rome is Brian Blair of the United States: young, headstrong, gay and accompanied by his lover and aide, Monsignor William Hart. When the pope passes, the cardinals meet...
