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Page 68
... Sforza which his son Ludovico Sforza commissioned Leonardo da Vinci to make in bronze , but because of the French invasion and the fall of Ludovico Sforza it was never completed . Who can doubt that it would have been the finest mounted ...
... Sforza which his son Ludovico Sforza commissioned Leonardo da Vinci to make in bronze , but because of the French invasion and the fall of Ludovico Sforza it was never completed . Who can doubt that it would have been the finest mounted ...
Page 77
... Sforza period . On his way to Milan various omens alarmed the Duke : he saw a comet ; a room caught fire ; ravens ... Sforza hose and a hat of the Sforza brown . An immense crowd had assembled in the bitterly cold morning to see him ...
... Sforza period . On his way to Milan various omens alarmed the Duke : he saw a comet ; a room caught fire ; ravens ... Sforza hose and a hat of the Sforza brown . An immense crowd had assembled in the bitterly cold morning to see him ...
Page 616
... SFORZA OF MILAN Francesco Sforza seized Milan and made himself 4th Duke . The 5th Duke was his son , Galeazzo Maria Sforza , who was assassinated in 1476 . His heir , Gian Galeazzo Sforza , was a boy of seven . He became 6th Duke ...
... SFORZA OF MILAN Francesco Sforza seized Milan and made himself 4th Duke . The 5th Duke was his son , Galeazzo Maria Sforza , who was assassinated in 1476 . His heir , Gian Galeazzo Sforza , was a boy of seven . He became 6th Duke ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 13 |
The Castle of the Sforza Ludovico il Moro | 67 |
The Canals of Ancient Lombardy Lake Maggiore | 108 |
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