Francesco Tirelli loved to eat gelato from his uncle's cart. So when he moves from Italy to Hungary, Francesco decides to open his own ice cream store. There young Peter learns to love ice cream as mu
A selection of nearly 60 works made by the contemporary artist in the past 15 years.This book gathers a selection of around 60 works made by Francesco Arena from 2004 to 2019, plus two scholarly texts
Investigating the writings of the Francesco Filelfo (1398-1481), twelve scholars are shedding new light on Filelfo’s intellectual endeavors and literary journey. This collection offers new inroads int
Archie's new hardcover art book is a beautifully-designed celebration of Francesco Francavilla's past decade of artistic dominance, fashioned to appeal to a broad spectrum of readers, including Archie
In Giovan Francesco Straparola’s The Pleasant Nights, a group of men and women gather together in a villa on the Venetian island of Murano during Carnival to sing songs, tell tales, and solve riddles.
The definitive monograph on the celebrated Italian artist of the meta-spectacle. Francesco Vezzoli has become famous for a body of work that belies both a fascination for and a revulsion toward celebr
Few contemporary artists have had the broad appeal of Francesco Clemente, whose wide-eyed portraits and bold manipulation of images from art and popular culture have established him as one of the fore
Throughout the sensual relationship that Francesco Clemente (born 1952) has cultivated with paper surfaces runs the idea of the palimpsest--the manuscript page or parchment, often torn from a book, fr
Borrowing the strategy of a commercial perfume launch, Francesco Vezzoli (born 1971) created a signature perfume called "Greed" and commissioned Roman Polanski to direct a 60-second commercial starrin
Francesco di Giorgio Martini is one of the few fifteenth century Sienese artists who became known outside his native city. Working at the courts of Urbino, Naples and Milan, he was a typical Renaissan
Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374), one of the greatest of Italian poets, was also the leading spirit in the Renaissance movement to revive ancient Roman language and literature. Just as Petrarch's Latin
Francesca (1413?-1492) painted his masterpiece in fresco on the chancel walls of the Church of San Francesco, Arezzo. Art historian Lavin explains the work, which is based on a complex compilation of
Francesco Benci’s six-book epic Quinque martyres (1591) celebrates the failed attempt of five Jesuit brothers led by Rodolfo Acquaviva to found a new mission and church in Salcete, India. This is the
This is the first English translation of Francesco Sansovino’s (1521–1586) celebrated guide to Venice, which was first published in 1561. One of the earliest books to describe the monuments of Venice
This book brings together 11 pairs of opposing speeches on foreign policy written by Florentine statesman and historian Francesco Guicciardini (1483-1540), freshly translated with new commentary. Coll
The fate of Francesco Foscari, the Doge who loses his only son Jacopo, his crown, and ultimately his life to the intrigue of a vengeful rival and the internal machinations of the Venetian state– was a
Francesco de Mura (16911782), a leader of the Neapolitan school, was the most sought-after painter of his day. His robust yet elegant compositions placed him among lauded Baroque masters, while his li
In 1415, Francesco Barbaro produced a marriage manual intended at once for his friend, a scion of the Florentine Medici family, and for the whole set of his peers, the young nobility of Venice. Counte
Calabrian-born Francesco Mazzei is one of the great Italian chefs working in Britain today. Francesco appears regularly on Saturday Kitchen, MasterChef and he hosted the MasterChef celebrity final at
"When did drawing become an integral part of architecture? Among several architects and artists who brought about this change during the Renaissance, Francesco di Giorgio Martini's ideas on drawing re
Francesco Vanni (1563/64–1610) was the most important artist in Siena at the turn of the 17th century. His works combine dazzling technical virtuosity and brilliant coloring with the naturalistic appr
In the first book systematically to give evidence of conjugal co-rule at an Italian Renaissance court, and the first full length scholarly study of Isabella d'Este and Francesco Gonzaga, Sarah Cockram
Francesco Franchi’s perceptive book about the future of the news and media industries in our digital age. In Designing News, award-winning editorial and infographics designer Francesco Franchi
There are numerous publications about Renaissance art in Florence, but books written about this subject during this era are exceptionally rare. Francesco Albertini's Memorial of many statues and paint
Vocal CollectionThis is the final collection of songs on Italian texts composed by Francesco Paolo Tosti in what is eventually a 14-volume series of the complete songs by this composer. The collection
This catalogue documents an exhibition of paintings by the Italian artist Roberto Fanari at the Studio Museo Francesco Messina in Milan. The central feature of the show is The Rediscovered Sky, a pain
When the newly ordained priest Francesco Vela becomes the incumbent of the parish of Soana, a small village in Ticino, he is tasked with bringing back into the Catholic fold a family of shepherds, the
Will the use of artificial intelligence (AI), algorithms, and smart machines be the end of journalism as we know it-or its savior? In Newsmakers, Francesco Marconi, who has led the development of the
Will the use of artificial intelligence (AI), algorithms, and smart machines be the end of journalism as we know it-or its savior? In Newsmakers, Francesco Marconi, who has led the development of the
Take your seats, because Where Is Broadway? is ready to take center stage!In a lively and engaging style, authors Douglas Yacka and Francesco Sedita cover the development of the first theaters and the
Available for the first time in English! Francesco Giubilei explores the most important people, places, and ideas of conservatism from a European perspective, from Edmund Burke to the modern day.
Francesco Borromini’s San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane (San Carlino) is a curious artifact that continues to inspire hypotheses and geometric analyses attempting to explain its form, meaning, and symbol
The 147TH Open Annual tells the story of a dramatic Championship at Carnoustie in which Italy’s Francesco Molinari played sublime golf to defeat some of the game’s biggest stars including