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Part of a series providing comprehensive coverage of the life and works of great composers, this revised edition focuses on Giuseppe Verdi and is suitable for musicians, students and the...

'A true feast for the senses' Jenny Ashcroft, author of BENEATH A BURNING SKY The scent of freshly baked biscuits, lemon and aniseed reminds Elettra of her mother's kitchen. But...

This is the second of a three-volume set of the complete Sangallo workshop drawing collection housed at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. Antonio da Sangallo the Younger (1484-1546) and his...

By the end of the fifteen century, Florence was well established as the home of the Renaissance. As generous patrons to the likes of Botticelli and Michelangelo, the ruling Medici...

In 1947 a young american woman named Eleanor Clark went to Rome on a Guggenheim fellowship to write a novel. But Rome had its way with her, the novel was...

Recapture the summer sunshine this autumn with the Sunday Times bestseller that readers are calling 'captivating' and 'a treasure of a read'... Love grows where you least expect it... July...

The life of Sandro Botticelli coincided with the close of the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th, a period that saw transition from the rule of the Medici,...

Written by the former Deputy Director of the San Marco Museum and illustrated with over 120 newly commis sioned colour photographs, this attractive book provides a u nique insight into...

The book titled In Search of Piero: Guide to the Tuscany of Piero Della Francesca by the author Attilio Brilli. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more...

Formation is ideal and utopian thinking, whereas Transformation is the adaptation of the ideal to the real or existing conditions. Are the two mutually exclusive? Or do they exist in...

On the first morning of Rome's Covid-19 lockdown Matthew Kneale felt an urge to connect with friends and acquaintances and began writing an email, describing where he was, what was...

Traditionally, a critical component of the education of any architect was to draw the ruins of ancient Rome, reconstructing either from ancient sources or, more often, pure fantasy, what the...

Rome's oldest known Latin inscription dates from the sixth century BC; the most recent major specimen was mounted in 2006-a span of more than two and a half millennia. Remarkably,...

Giovanni Antonio Canal (1697-1768), known as Canaletto, is one of the most popular of all old master painters. His views of Venice and London are much celebrated and admired. First...

This is a guide to Rome, its history, art, literature and personalities. In six tried-and-tested routes, the author explores the ancient city of Rome, how it has developed over 2500...

A delightful novella from the internationally bestselling author of A Woman of Substance Thirty-three-year-old Bill Fitzgerald is an acclaimed American television foreign correspondent. War-weary and exhausted after a long stint...

Following on from Hidden Homes of Tuscany and Umbria , this book is a glorious visit to one of the most dramatic and fascinating parts of Italy, from Puglia to...

Join Giorgio Linguanti, award-winning cheesemaker and founder of That's Amore Cheese, along with his team on a burrata adventure where the rich traditions of Italian cheesemaking meet contemporary culinary creativity....

From Renaissance palaces like Palazzo Farnese to the stunning buildings of the 17th and 18th centuries such as Palazzo Doria Phamphili and Palazzo Chigi, this volume showcases 24 Roman palaces...

Mediterranea is a delicious deep-dive into the kitchens of the Med's most qualified cooks: its grandmothers. A colourful, sensory journey through the coastal region, this book is a celebration of...

Join the Pizza Pilgrims on a fun and thrilling ride through the city of Naples. Famed the world over as the birthplace of pizza, Naples is an extraordinary city that...

Over 70 irresistible RECIPES for ITALIAN DESSERTS, cakes, tarts, pastries, gelato and more! CREAMY and INDULGENT, to LIGHT and REFRESHING, the authentic Italian recipes in this book CATER TO ALL...

Discover a captivating region in Northern Italy offering the most delicious food. Over 75 authentic recipes, cooked with care and attention using the best ingredients from the Veneto region ....

A timeless tale of love, lust, and politics, Tosca is one of the most popular operas ever written. In Tosca's Rome, Susan Vandiver Nicassio explores the surprising historical realities that...

30 inside stories of the American Mafia, Sicilian Cosa Nostra, Camorra and 'Ndrangheta Images of life in the Mob pervade our film and TV screens, some glamorous, some horrific -...

This 'dream-laden and spooked' (Marina Warner, London Review of Books) story is to many one of the best-loved books of the twentieth century. Munthe spent many years working as a...

The incomparable region of Tuscany and beyond, where the beauty of nature rivals the wealth of art, by the photographers of the much heralded Provence. For three decades these photographers...

' I thought I had made myself clear. I want something that conveys her majesty, her bloodline. Do you understand? She is no ordinary mortal. Treat her thus.' Florence, the...

Bologna Portraits is the portrait of one of the most charming and least well-known Italian cities portrayed through the faces of the people who live there today. It started during...

The internationally bestselling author tells her own adventurous life story as she enters her ninth decade 'A delightful companion in life and on the page' The Times 'Donna Leon has...

Henry James was a renowned observer of European culture, both in his fiction and in his life. In particular, he loved Italy, visiting it 14 times and setting several of...

Heliopolis 21 projects and researches in fact aims at a radical change of architecture, starting from the convincement that the global crisis are due to the way we have built...

A captivating fantasy for middle grade readers - power, corruption and friendship collide in this enthralling adventure! 'a captivating fantasy ... This enthralling adventure will make readers yearn for their...

'It is far better to be feared than loved if you cannot be both.' - Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) The Prince is one of the most influential books ever written. Published...

An astonishing debut novel of motherhood and loss in the dying days of the Second World War 'Moving, graceful... Violets has a compelling, quiet power all the way to its...

Andrea Bocelli is currently the world's most successful male singer. He has sold an astonishing 60 million albums worldwide and has sung for the Pope and Bill Clinton. His concerts...

First published in 1953, this book remains a classic piece of literature on the work and life of Michelangelo (1475-1564). It continues to be the only volume to contain illustrations...

Pope John Paul II declared the year 2000 a Jubilee year. This book looks at the first holy year in 1300, and the route of a prospective pilgrim, guiding the...

The first major biography of the Borgias in thirty years, Christopher Hibbert's latest history brings the family and the world they lived in--the glittering Rome of the Italian Renaissance--to life....

The gripping new action thriller novel from the million-copy bestselling author of the Matt Drake series Ex-MI5 operative Joe Mason is on a mission to stop a ruthless satanic group...

The latest instalment from Donna Leon sees Brunetti engaged in a case that forces him to confront his past 'Donna Leon provides another delectable slice of the thoughtful policeman's life...

FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR THE POWER OF GOD. THE AMBITION OF MEN. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The Pope is dead. Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel,...

Number One bestselling author Sophie Kinsella returns with the perfect summer read- an irresistible new standalone about falling in love with someone - but not necessarily with their life... I...

A gripping thriller based on true story of an Irish priest in the Vatican who smuggled victims of the Nazis out of Italy under the nose of his SS officer...

A bitingly honest, darkly funny debut novel about a toxic relationship and secret female desire, from an emerging star of Irish literature SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF...

From the beloved, bestselling, Oscar-nominated author of Taste- a funny, poignant, heartfelt and deeply satisfying serving of memories and meals and an irresistible celebration of the profound role that food...