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small, blue hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first english edition. first printing (NAP). 116p. french literature. novels. fiction. ~ Who is the real Barbara von Brandenburg, that plain woman who looks at us from Mantegna's masterful painting, The Gonzaga Family? Using historical facts and documentary references, Marie Ferranti takes us through the backdoor of everyday fifteenth~century life into a world populated by some of the greatest men and artists of the age, at the end of which we find ourselves the victim of a very sophisticated 'trompe l'oeil'. It is 1433, and the ten~year~old Barbara von Brandenburg leaves her native Germany to marry the Prince of Mantua, Ludovico Gonzaga. When her husband leaves for war immediately after, she finds herself at the centre of one of the most refined courts in Europe. and when, seven years later, Ludovico returns victorious from his campaigns, she has to live with him through the most difficult trials ~ illnesses, mourning and the curse of his heredity: all Gonzaga women are born hunchbacked. Based on a series of letters between Barbara and her cousin Maria, in which she recounts her daily life, dramas and amusements, The Princess of Mantua is an example of docufiction at its most exquisite.…

Condición: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:9781843918035.

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