Italian Courts and European Culture (Paperback, 1)

Acknowledgements, Preface, I: Republics and Princes, 1.The Historiographical Journey, 2.Historical Development, 3.A World of Courts, 3.a. What is a court?, 3.b. Courts everywhere, II: Italian Courts and European Culture, 4. Europe of the Courts, 4.a. The terms of the question, 4.b. From the Middle Ages to the finis Italiae, 4.c. Invasion and counter-invasion, 4.d. Italian courts and renovatio imperii, 4.e. A queen and two kings, 4.f. The 'Second Renaissance', 5.g. ... and beyond, 5. People, 5.a. Princesses and princes, 5.b. People going, 5.c. People coming, 6. Things, 6.a. The arts market, 6.b. Books, 6.c. Language, III: Models, 7. Spaces, 8. Images, 9. The performing arts, 10.The forma del vivere, 10.a. Dance, 10.b. Clothes, 10.c. The gentleman, IV. Common denominators, Index