| Campaldino 1289: The Battle That Made Dante Contributor(s): DeVries, Kelly (Author), Capponi, Niccolò (Author), Turner, Graham (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1472831284 ISBN-13: 9781472831286 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $21.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Medieval - History | Europe - Italy - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Series: Campaign |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 7.3" W x 9.7" (0.60 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Italy - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Campaldino is one of the important battles between the Guelphs and Ghibellines--the major political factions in the city states of central and northern Italy. It heralded the rise of Florence to a dominant position over the area of Tuscany and was one of the last occassions when the Italian city militias contested a battle, with the 14th century seeing the rise of the condottiere in Italy's Wars. In this highly illustrated new study, renowned medieval historians Kelly De Vries and Niccol Capponi have uncovered new material from the battlefield itself, as well as using all the available sources, to breathe new life into this colorful and fascinating battle. |
Contributor Bio(s): Turner, Graham: - Graham Turner is a leading historical artist, specializing in the medieval period. He has illustrated numerous titles for Osprey, covering a wide variety of subjects from the dress of the 10th-century armies of the Caliphates, through the action of bloody medieval battles, to the daily life of the British Redcoat of the late 18th century. The son of the illustrator Michael Turner, Graham lives and works in Buckinghamshire, UK.DeVries, Kelly: - Kelly DeVries is Professor of History at Loyola College in Maryland. He is the author of Medieval Military Technology, Infantry Warfare in the Early Fourteenth Century, Joan of Arc: A Military Leader, and Guns and Men in Medieval Europe. |