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Pope Benedict XIV Lambertini (r. 1740–58) was one of the driving forces behind the Italian Enlightenment of the eighteenth century. His campaign to reconcile faith and empirical …

Better than your favourite Italian!If you think pizza and pasta is all there is to Italian cooking, think again! You're missing out on the many culinary delights of la …

"Scenic photography and vivid storytelling." — PhotoLondon website "Venice - as you've never seen it before." — Sarah Holt, Mail online "It’s Venice as you’ve never seen her before …

In 1912, a young D.H. Lawrence left England for the first time and travelled to northern Italy. He spent nearly a year on the shores of Lake Garda, lodged in elegantly decaying …

The works of contemporary and established architecture, collected in five different itineraries within the volume, highlight the presence of a multitude of fragments and elements …

The thrilling story of the Jews in Venice – and the truth behind one of Shakespeare's most famous characters.Millions of visitors flood to Venice every year. Yet many are unaware …

Featuring essays by top scholars and interviews with acclaimed directors, this book examines Italian women's authorship in film and their visions of reality. The contributors use …

How could early modern Venice, a city renowned for its political freedom and social harmony, also have become a center of religious dissent and inquisitorial repression? To answer …

En 1937, tras un año de guerra civil, el gobierno de la república activó la Operación Schulmeister con el objetivo de lograr la retirada de la ayuda de Hitler y Mussolini al bando …