The Cardinal's Hat: Money, Ambition, and Housekeeping in a Renaissance CourtWorking with Ippolito's letters and ledgers, recently uncovered in an archive in Modena, Italy, Mary Hollingsworth has pieced together a fascinating and undeniably titillating tale of this Renaissance cardinal and his road to power and wealth in sixteenth century Europe. The ledgers document every aspect of Ippolito's comings and goings, and he comes to life out of the minutiae, as do the lives of his staff. |
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The Palazzo San Francesco | 25 |
On the Road | 63 |
A Court at War | 91 |
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