Project Gutenberg 2023-01-29 Public domain in the USA. 133 Villani, Matteo 1363 Moutier, Ignazio Cronica di Matteo Villani, vol. 2 A miglior lezione ridotta coll'aiuto de' testi a penna $aItaly :$bMagheri,$c1825,pubdate 1826. Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images made available by the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek) "Cronica di Matteo Villani, vol. 2" by Matteo Villani is a historical account written in the 14th century. The work continues the detailed chronicle of its author, chronicling significant events in Italian history, particularly focusing on the political intrigues and conflicts involving cities such as Florence, Perugia, and Siena during a time of turmoil and shifting power dynamics in Italy. The opening portion of the chronicle introduces the third book, beginning with reflections on the instability of human affairs and the power struggles centered around the imperial authority in Rome. Villani sets the stage for conflict, detailing characters such as Giovanni de' Visconti, the powerful archbishop of Milan, who seeks to maintain his dominion over an expansive territory. The narrative quickly dives into political maneuvers and alliances—illustrating how various Italian towns respond to the threat of tyranny while balancing their relationships with the church and imperial authority, culminating in intricate plots, battles, and a series of diplomatic engagements among the key players of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20210104084524villani 1825 IT Reading ease score: 22.4 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. it Florence (Italy) -- History DG Text Category: History - European Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages 514417 2025-07-27T13:44:27.988123 text/html 485158 2024-10-19T04:08:05 text/html 382572 2025-07-27T13:44:35.102039 application/epub+zip 380011 2025-07-27T13:44:29.457103 application/epub+zip 252739 2025-07-27T13:44:28.781074 application/epub+zip 539405 2025-07-27T13:44:39.393027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 516350 2025-07-27T13:44:34.476043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455921 2025-07-27T13:44:27.213157 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 435924 2024-10-19T04:08:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15918 2025-07-27T13:44:39.552034 application/rdf+xml 17524 2025-07-27T13:44:28.921078 image/jpeg 3179 2025-07-27T13:44:28.851085 image/jpeg 454994 2025-07-27T13:44:28.045108 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