Originally written for younger readers as an introduction to the world of the Italian Renaissance, this classic work takes the reader on an exciting personal tour of some of the greatest artists of... More > that time period.
Much more than just a dry history of who painted what, Steedman’s book portrays each artist in personal terms, providing details of their lives, loves, highlights and low points.
The artists discussed include Giotto, Fra Angelico, Masaccio, Fra Filippo Lippi, Sandro Botticelli, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Filippino Lippi, Pietro Perugino, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Andrea del Sarto, Giovanni Bellini, Vittore Carpaccio, Giorgione, Titian, Tintoretto, and Paul Veronese.
This edition has been completely reformatted to modern standards and contains all the original illustrations.
Cover image: Portrait of Giovanna Tornabuoni (1488) by Domenico Ghirlandaio.< Less
Originally written for younger readers as an introduction to the world of the Italian Renaissance, this classic work takes the reader on an exciting personal tour of some of the greatest artists of... More > that time period.
Much more than just a dry history of who painted what, Steedman’s book portrays each artist in personal terms, providing details of their lives, loves, highlights and low points.
The artists discussed include Giotto, Fra Angelico, Masaccio, Fra Filippo Lippi, Sandro Botticelli, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Filippino Lippi, Pietro Perugino, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Andrea del Sarto, Giovanni Bellini, Vittore Carpaccio, Giorgione, Titian, Tintoretto, and Paul Veronese.
This edition has been completely reformatted to modern standards and contains all the original illustrations.
Cover image: Portrait of Giovanna Tornabuoni (1488) by Domenico Ghirlandaio.< Less
Vincent (Enzo) Centofanti was born in Abruzzo, Italy in 1923 and lived in Ethiopia, with his family until the British forces occupied Addis Abeba and put Enzo and his brother Joseph in a... More > concentration camp for civilians in Tanganyika and Kenya until freed in 1947, after almost 6 years of detention. In this book he narrates his journey as a child in Africa to a successful executive in the United States.< Less
When an Italian historian researching in the Vatican Archives discovers ancient papers hidden centuries ago by the Knights Templars, he has no idea it will lead to a globe-trotting adventure running... More > from Interpol and the NSA, escaping from an infamous blackmarket racketeer with his own militia and being held at gunpoint in the rainforests seeking holy relics hidden by the Nazis.< Less
Orlando Innamorato (Orlando in Love) is an epic poem written by the Italian Renaissance author Matteo Maria Boiardo. The poem is a romance concerning the heroic knight Orlando (Roland).
This is a biography of the remarkable life of Cleto Saporetti, Italian Prisoner of War in South Africa, who went on to become a highly successful poultry farmer and health-promoting philanthropist... More > after his release. He founded and established the High Rustenburg Health Hydro, the first health resort of its kind in South Africa, and the Cleto Saporetti Foundation, a community-based health awareness and promotion organisation. Cleto's work through the Hydro and the Saporetti Foundation took health promotion services and activities to many thousands of less priviledged members of the Stellenbosch community. It also encouraged the introduction and integration of alternative health practises with conventional mainstream medicine. He was knighted by the Italian Government in recognition of his contribution to the people of South Africa without ever forgetting the land of his birth.< Less
Sir Peter Paul Rubens ( 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640), was a Flemish Baroque painter, and a proponent of an extravagant Baroque style that emphasised movement, colour, and sensuality. He is well... More > known for his Counter-Reformation altarpieces, portraits, landscapes, and history paintings of mythological and allegorical subjects.
In addition to running a large studio in Antwerp that produced paintings popular with nobility and art collectors throughout Europe, Rubens was a classically educated humanist scholar and diplomat who was knighted by both Philip IV, King of Spain, and Charles I, King of England.
"In Antwerp, Rubens received a humanist education, studying Latin and classical literature. Subsequently, he studied under two of the city's leading painters of the time, the late Mannerist artists Adam van Noort and Otto van Veen. Much of his earliest training involved copying earlier artists' works, such as woodcuts by Hans Holbein the Younger and Marcantonio Raimondi's engravings after Raphael.."< Less
Rebellion! portrays the life of the son of an Italian immigrant father, who was once a knight and an English born mother from a prominent merchant family. Albert Deconson’s struggles begin... More > after he meets with the future peasant leader of the rebellion, Wat Tyler and his beautiful sister, Elizabeth. As a member of the merchant class, Albert is torn between his love for Elizabeth and his loyalty to Wat, and the family values handed down from his loving parents.< Less
Talespinner is a collection of gaming materials for wargames and roleplaying games by Ganesha Games.
In this issue:
For Tales of Blades and Heroes RPG
Adventure: The Lady in the Emerald. Can our... More > heroes rescue the lady and break the curse of the emerald?
Adventure: The Black Gem. Naked and weaponless, can our heroes survive a haunted graveyard?
Two Troll NPCs
Two Unique Magic Items
Questions and Answers
Spellcasting Lessons
For Song of Arthur and Merlin
Song of Kings and Knights campaign system
For Osprey Publishing's Of Gods and Mortals
Errata, Tournament Rules, FAQ, Clarifications
Tournament Formula
Three scenarios used in the Italian tournaments
For Osprey Publishing's A Fistful of Kung Fu
Rules for Glass, Marbles, Smoke Bombs and Caltrops.< Less
