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Author Azzolini, Monica, 1971-

Title The duke and the stars [electronic resource] : astrology and politics in Renaissance Milan / Monica Azzolini.

Imprint Boston : Harvard University Press, 2013.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xiii, 370 p. : ill.
Series I Tatti studies in Italian Renaissance history
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-353) and index.
Contents 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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Duke of Milan, 1469-1494.
Astrology and politics -- History.
Milan (Italy) -- History -- To 1535.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 0674066634
9780674066632
9780674067912 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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