Project Gutenberg 2013-10-29 Public domain in the USA. 232 Sismondi, J.-C.-L. Simonde de (Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde) 1773 1842 Sismondi, J. C. L. Simondo Simonde, Jean-Charles-Léonard Sismondi, Sismondo Sismondi, J.-C.-L. Simonde de (Jean-Charles-Leonard Simonde) Sismondi, I.-C.-L. de (Jean-Charles-Léonard) De Sismondi, J.-C.-L. Simonde (Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde) Sismondi, Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde de Simonde de Sismondi, Jean-Charles-Léonard Sismonde, Sismondi J. C. L. (Jean-Charles-Léonard) Storia delle repubbliche italiane dei secoli di mezzo, v. 10 (of 16) Produced by Claudio Paganelli, Carlo Traverso, Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Storia delle Repubbliche Italiane dei secoli di mezzo, v. 10" by J. C. L. Simon D. Sismondi is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This volume focuses on the intricate political landscape of 15th-century Italy, particularly examining the pontificate of Niccolò V, various conspiracies, military campaigns, and the decline of political liberty in Italian states. Through detailed narratives, it juxtaposes the cultural dynamics of the time against the decline of civic virtues, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of Italy's turbulent history. At the start of this volume, the author presents a detailed examination of the political context during the pontificate of Niccolò V, focusing on events such as the conspiracy led by Stefano Porcari and the military campaigns of Giacomo Piccinino. The discussion highlights the clash between the flourishing literary culture of the Renaissance and the political decline, noting how erudition, while celebrated, was disconnected from public virtue and governance actions. Sismondi chronicles the attempts of Porcari to reclaim Roman freedom amidst a backdrop of increasing papal tyranny, as well as the political machinations involving powerful families and elected leaders like Francesco Foscari in Venice, illustrating the volatile and often tragic nature of political power in the era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44069/44069-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 35.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Italy -- History DG Text IT Storia Category: History - European Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Royalty Category: History - Warfare 738985 2025-09-17T16:13:44.108816 text/html 696780 2024-10-23T19:25:19 text/html 333804 2025-09-17T16:13:54.085782 application/epub+zip 334187 2025-09-17T16:13:45.860849 application/epub+zip 334187 2025-09-17T16:13:44.953844 application/epub+zip 543316 2025-09-17T16:13:59.635772 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 487412 2025-09-17T16:13:53.210838 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 487771 2022-09-20T06:31:37.791368 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 612796 2025-09-17T16:13:42.855838 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 592778 2024-10-23T19:25:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18395 2025-09-17T16:13:59.775741 application/rdf+xml 17876 2025-09-17T16:13:45.094860 image/jpeg 2885 2025-09-17T16:13:45.024809 image/jpeg 299492 2025-09-17T16:13:44.162879 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog it.wikipedia en.wikipedia