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UNINA9910463170603321 |
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Azzolini Monica <1971-> |
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The duke and the stars [[electronic resource] ] : astrology and politics in Renaissance Milan / / Monica Azzolini |
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Boston, : Harvard University Press, 2013 |
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0-674-07036-4 |
0-674-06791-6 |
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1 online resource (xiii, 370 p. ) : ill |
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I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History |
I Tatti studies in Italian Renaissance history |
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Astrology and politics - History |
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Milan (Italy) History To 1535 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-353) and index. |
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The science of the stars: learning astrology at the University of Pavia -- The making of a dynasty: astrology under Bianca Maria Visconti and Francesco Sforza -- Astrology is destiny: Galeazzo Sforza and the political uses of astrology -- The star-crossed duke: Gian Galeazzo Sforza and medical astrology -- The viper and the eagle: the rise and fall of astrology under Ludovico Sforza. |
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This study is the first to examine the important political role played by astrology in Italian court culture. Reconstructing the powerful dynamics existing between astrologers and their prospective or existing patrons, The Duke and the Stars illustrates how the "predictive art" of astrology was a critical source of information for Italian Renaissance rulers, particularly in times of crisis. Astrological "intelligence" was often treated as sensitive, and astrologers and astrologer-physicians were often trusted with intimate secrets and delicate tasks that required profound knowledge not only of astrology but also of the political and personal situation of their clients. Two types of astrological predictions, medical and political, were taken into the most serious consideration. Focusing on Milan, Monica Azzolini describes the various ways in which the Sforza dukes (and Italian rulers more broadly) used astrology as a |
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political and dynastic tool, guiding them as they contracted alliances, made political decisions, waged war, planned weddings, and navigated health crises. The Duke and the Stars explores science and medicine as studied and practiced in fifteenth-century Italy, including how astrology was taught in relation to astronomy. |
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UNINA9910784499603321 |
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Autore |
Lovoll Odd Sverre |
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The promise of America [[electronic resource] ] : a history of the Norwegian-American people / / Odd S. Lovoll |
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Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, published in cooperation with the Norwegian-American Historical Association, c1999 |
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0-8166-9027-8 |
0-8166-5287-2 |
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[Rev. ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (394 p.) |
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Norwegian Americans - History |
Norwegians - United States - History |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-364) and index. |
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CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION: NORWAY AND EUROPE; 1. THE EMIGRATION; 2. A NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN SOCIETY COMES INTO BEING; 3. AN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY DEVELOPS; 4. THE IMMENSE LAND; 5. THE SPIRIT AND THE MIND; 6. THE PRESS AND PUBLIC LIFE; 7. CULTURAL GROWTH; 8. NEW CONQUESTS-COUNTRY AND TOWN; 9. NORWEGIAN AMERICA; 10. THE PROMISE FULFILLED; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
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In The Promise of America, historian Odd S. Lovoll tells the story of the thousands of Norwegian immigrants who gambled on a fresh start in the United States. Now, Lovoll has carefully revised this successful book to reflect new understandings of the Norwegian-American past, updating this story to today. |
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