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A Funeral in Mantova

Author : David P. Wagner
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1464209529
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book A Funeral in Mantova written by David P. Wagner and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a book for armchair travelers as much as it is for mystery lovers."—Publishers Weekly Next in David Wagner's acclaimed Italian mysteries comes A Funeral in Mantova, which finds American translator Rick Montoya going undercover to dive into a local family's dangerous secrets... Lombardy was once hotly fought over by the cities of Venice and Milan, though today it is famed for its food rather than war. But the murder of an elderly fisherman, Roberto Rondini, reveals the battles that still rage within the region. Rick Montoya, an American self-employed as a translator in Italy, soon receives a call from the States. The US Embassy in Rome has recommended his services to the Rondini funeral party, some of whose members have been living in the states and need a bit of help with their Italian. While Rick hires on as interpreter, he soon receives another assignment—a local cop, Inspector Crespi, leads the murder investigation and asks Rick to observe and report. So Rick once again finds himself throwing off the mantle of travel translator to solve yet another murder in Italy. The murder victim owned a parcel of land, and Rick soon learns that the land's use was a violent point of contention to the Rondinis. Is the murderer a part of the funeral party? Despite the joys and distractions of the city and its watery setting, its glorious art and architecture, and the temptations of the local cuisine, the investigation must probe the life of Roberto and the history of the Rondinis, as well as the rivalries of the locals. David Wagner's Rick Montoya Mysteries will appeal to readers of Michael Dibdin, Donna Leon, and Martin Walker. And in the newest addition to the series, Rick Montoya becomes entrenched in a conflict with a local family—can a resolution be reached, or will things end in blood? Other books in the Rick Montoya Italian Mysteries: Cold Tuscan Stone Death in the Dolomites Murder Most Unfortunate Return to Umbria A Funeral in Mantova

A Funeral in Mantova

Author : David P. Wagner
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant
ISBN 13 : 9781525276118
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (761 download)

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Download or read book A Funeral in Mantova written by David P. Wagner and published by ReadHowYouWant. This book was released on 2018-04-18 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The body rolled off the planks and slipped into the water with barely a splash, quickly embraced by the steady current flowing toward the city of Mantova. It comes to rest against rocks overlooked by the grim ramparts of Castello di San Giorgio as the river Mincio flows on towards the Po and the Adriatic Sea. Lombardy was once hotly disputed by the cities of Venice and Milan. Today it is famed for its food rather than war. But the murder of the elderly fisherman, for so it proves to be, reveals battles still rage within the region's controlled agribiz, the manufacture of cheese and cured meats by generations of local families, as well as over the best use for a parcel of land owned by the victim, Roberto Rondini, and now passing to his heirs...

Best Served Cold

Author : David Wagner
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1728271037
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (282 download)

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Download or read book Best Served Cold written by David Wagner and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-08-01 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revenge is a dish best served cold When an old college friend leading a religious tour in Assisi asks interpreter Rick Montoya to fill in for their guide who's gone missing, Rick is happy to oblige. He's looking forward to seeing his old friend, and the food and wine of Umbria sound like the perfect reward for a tense translation job he's just completed for the police in Palermo involving witness testimony against the mafia. But when the shady tour guide is found dead the next morning under suspicious circumstances, Rick's relaxing gig turns into an unofficial job assisting the local police inspector with her interviews of the tour group members. Could one of the pious pilgrims be a cold-blooded killer? Or has one of the victim's many shady dealings finally caught up with him? For fans of Martin Walker and Donna Leon, BEST SERVED COLD takes readers on a delicious excursion through the Umbrian hills as Rick leads his tour—and the police investigation—to a killer conclusion.

To Die in Tuscany

Author : David P. Wagner
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1464214344
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book To Die in Tuscany written by David P. Wagner and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An armchair travelers delight"—Publishers Weekly One dead art collector and a gallery of suspects. This romantic weekend just turned deadly... Translator Rick Montoya is looking forward to a quiet weekend away with his girlfriend, Betta, an art fraud investigator for the Italian Culture Ministry. Their destination: the beautiful village of Urbino, home to Renaissance masters Rafael and the lesser-known Piero della Francesca. While Betta does have official business to attend to—namely, collecting a priceless Piero drawing from a wealthy Spanish collector on the ministry's behalf—she asks Rick to join her "in case she needs an interpreter," but with other, less-official intentions in mind. When the Spaniard is found murdered and the drawing stolen, Betta must shift back into art cop mode, and Rick's official services are required after all. As they set out to discover the identity of the killer and the whereabouts of the stolen sketch, they are drawn from Urbino's cobbled streets to eastern Tuscany and back as the list of suspects grows longer—and more dangerous. Will this lovers' getaway literally be to die for? This captivating crime fiction novel is perfect for armchair travel, transporting you right to Italy with vivid descriptions of the scenery, food, and wine. To Die in Tuscany is sure to delight those interested in international crime mysteries, police procedurals, and fans of art and the Renaissance period will appreciate learning more about Raphael and Piero della Francesca. Also in the Rick Montoya Italian Mysteries: Cold Tuscan Stone Death in the Dolomites Murder Most Unfortunate Return to Umbria A Funeral in Mantova Roman Count Down

Roman Count Down

Author : David P. Wagner
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1464211647
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book Roman Count Down written by David P. Wagner and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-05-21 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A prequel to the beloved Rick Montoya Italian mystery series, Roman Count Down brings the streets of Rome to life as translator Rick Montoya comes to grips with life as a resident of The Eternal City and investigates a brutal murder in an Italian adventure unlike any other Rick Montoya, eager to experience more of his Italian mother's culture, heads to Rome to start his own translation business. He's armed with curiosity and an appetite for local food and wine. Rick's maternal uncle is a Roman cop with one eye to his nephew's welfare and another to how Rick might be useful, perhaps widen his career choices. So Commissario Piero Fontana pulls Rick into an investigation: the murder of Count Umberto Zimbardi. The wealthy count enjoyed indulging a circle of convivial friends and a hobby collecting oral histories by interviewing residents in the city's centro storico. After heading home from such an afternoon, he was found dead on a bridge over the Tiber. As a newcomer and an investigator, Rick makes rookie mistakes. He's learning the ropes as an amateur sleuth and that living in Rome is different from visiting. Plus he's distracted by a woman pressing him into service as an Italy tour guide and the arrival of a college friend on a mission to sell Argentine wine to the Vatican. But there's a dangerous countdown at play, and Rick needs to solve the case before the unthinkable happens. Perfect for readers of Donna Leon and Martin Walker, Roman Count Down embodies David Wagner's "...usual deft mix of travel and suspense" (Kirkus Reviews). Like all the Rick Montoya mysteries, this suspenseful prequel is rich in food, drink, and local culture that will leave you feeling as if you've just taken a tour of Italy.

The University of Mantua, the Gonzaga, and the Jesuits, 1584–1630

Author : Paul F. Grendler
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 080189171X
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The University of Mantua, the Gonzaga, and the Jesuits, 1584–1630 written by Paul F. Grendler and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2009-06-22 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thanks to extensive archival research and a thorough examination of the published works of the university's professors, Grendler's history tells a new story.

Isabella D'Este, Marchioness of Mantua, 1474-1539

Author : Julia Cartwright
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Isabella D'Este, Marchioness of Mantua, 1474-1539 written by Julia Cartwright and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Address to the Right Honorable and Honorable Lords and Commons of the Kingdom of Great Britain

Author : Alessandro Gonzaga-Castiglione 1.>
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Address to the Right Honorable and Honorable Lords and Commons of the Kingdom of Great Britain written by Alessandro Gonzaga-Castiglione 1.> and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

New Worlds and the Italian Renaissance

Author :
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004233644
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book New Worlds and the Italian Renaissance written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2012-08-17 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume aims to assess the longstanding debate over the role played by the Italian Renaissance in the history of European intellectual culture. The authors engage in an interpretative conversation with thinkers such as Jacob Burckardt, Ernst Cassirer, Eugenio Garin, Paul Oskar Kristeller, whose works have influenced critical discourse on modernity and Renaissance Humanism over the last one hundred and fifty years. The studies presented in this collection contribute to this discussion from a variety of perspectives: scientific, theological, political, and literary. The result is a multifaceted illumination of the intellectual history of the Italian Renaissance.

Isabella D'Este, Marchioness of Mantua, 1474-1539

Author : Julia Mary Cartwright Ady
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 694 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Isabella D'Este, Marchioness of Mantua, 1474-1539 written by Julia Mary Cartwright Ady and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Death in the Dolomites

Author : David P. Wagner
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1464210799
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book Death in the Dolomites written by David P. Wagner and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Like Cold Tuscan Stone, the novel is light on its feet, with a protagonist who will strike readers as a good guy to hang around with."—Booklist Perfect for readers of Donna Leon and Martin Walker, this thrilling addition to David Wagner's Italian mysteries immerses us in the sights, smells and tastes of Italy, this time in a picture-perfect Alpine town with a surprising dark side Rick Montoya is looking forward to a break from his translation business in Rome—a week of skiing in the Italian Alps with old college buddy Flavio. But Rick's success helping the Italian police with a murder in Tuscany sends the Campiglio cops his way. An American banker working in Milano is missing. The man's sister, an attractive and spoiled divorcée, has no idea where he could be, nor do the locals who saw him on his way to the slopes. With the discovery of a body, Rick and Inspector Albani widen their list of suspects. Picturesque resort Campiglio harbors old rivalries, citizens on the make, and a cut-throat political campaign. Why would these local issues connect to the missing banker? The investigation doesn't keep Rick and Flavio from enjoying perfect ski conditions in the Dolomites and glorious after-ski wines and bowls of fresh pasta. As for women—Rick has to wonder if the banker's sister is just hitting him up for information. The action heats up, testing laid-back Rick whose uncle, a Roman cop, keeps urging him to make the police his career. A murder in the Alps makes short work of translator Rick Montoya's vacation, and he soon finds himself entrenched in the investigation. But there's more to this picturesque community than meets the eye, and it'll take a thrilling chase to solve the case before anyone else gets hurt. Other books in the Rick Montoya Italian Mysteries: Cold Tuscan Stone Death in the Dolomites Murder Most Unfortunate Return to Umbria A Funeral in Mantova

Cold Tuscan Stone

Author : David P. Wagner
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1464210772
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book Cold Tuscan Stone written by David P. Wagner and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first Tuscan book in David P. Wagner's Italian mysteries introduces us to Rick Montoya, an American translator who agrees to help catch art smugglers—and soon finds himself in over his head. "Perfect for readers who enjoy a complex puzzle, a bit of humor, and a fairly gentle procedural. Don't miss this one."—Library Journal, STARRED review When Rick Montoya moves to Italy to work as a translator, he doesn't expect to get involved in an investigation. But with one favor spiraling out of control, he soon finds himself fighting for his life. Rick Montoya has moved from New Mexico to Rome, embracing the life of a translator. He's settling in to la dolce vita when a school friend who is now senior in the Italian Art Squad recruits Rick for an unofficial undercover role. Armed with a list of galleries, suspects, and an expense account, Rick arrives in Tuscany posing as a buyer for a gallery, ready to spend his days sipping wine and examining Roman artifacts to flush out burial urn traffickers. But before sunset on Rick's first day in Volterra, a gallery employee dies in a brutal fall from a high cliff. The local Commissario and his team consider Rick an amateur, and worse, a foreigner. And now they suspect him in the dead man's murder. While the Volterra squad pursues its leads, Rick continues to meeting his own suspects: a museum director, a top gallery owner, a low-profile import/export businessman and his enterprising color-coordinated assistant, and a sensuous heiress with a private art specialty and clientele. As the murder mystery and the art trafficking heat up, has Rick's role made him the target of both cops and criminals? This special first-in-series edition includes an introduction by the author, discussion guide, author interview, and excerpt from the second book in the series. Praise for Cold Tuscan Stone: "This is a wonderful start to a series, which should have immediate legs, and surely will thrill everyone who has lived in Italy, been to Italy, or would like to visit. As a boy I lived in both Firenze and Napoli, and reading Wagner takes me back deeply and instantly." —Joseph Heywood, author of The Woods Cop Mysteries, The Snowfly, and The Berkut "If you are interested in Italian art and artifacts, Italian history and culture, Italian food and wine, or even just good storytelling, then Cold Tuscan Stone will be right up your cobblestone alleyway... Simply put, this exciting, intriguing, well-written mystery extends an offer no reader should refuse." —Amanda Matetsky, author of The Paige Turner Mysteries "The intriguing art milieu, mouthwatering cuisine, and the team of the ironic Conti and the bemused but agile Montoya are bound to attract fans." —Publishers Weekly Other books in the Rick Montoya Italian Mysteries: Death in the Dolomites Murder Most Unfortunate Return to Umbria A Funeral in Mantova Roman Count Down To Die In Tuscany

Ruling Peacefully

Author : Paul V. Murphy
Publisher : CUA Press
ISBN 13 : 0813214785
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Ruling Peacefully written by Paul V. Murphy and published by CUA Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ruling Peacefully provides the first in-depth study of this influential and paradoxical figure. Gonzaga emerges as a complex personality whose interests as the representative of a northern Italian ruling family could just as easily lead him to support reform in the Catholic Church as to hinder it.

Cardinal Pole in European Context

Author : Thomas F. Mayer
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040245315
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Cardinal Pole in European Context written by Thomas F. Mayer and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-10-28 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cardinal Reginald Pole (1500-1558) was one of the most important international figures of mid-16th century Europe: principal antagonist of Henry VIII, papal diplomat, legate to the council of Trent, and nearly successful candidate for pope. But even more significant than his political actions is that Pole tried to mediate between increasingly rigid religious positions, preserving belief in justification by faith within a charismatically conceived papal church. His writing converted categories of feudal discourse, especially the language of honour, into newer humanist modes as a means of resisting tyranny, whether secular or religious. He also created his own saintly image, as well as much of the historiography of the English Reformation. These studies place him in his English, Italian and European contexts - political, intellectual and religious. They also evaluate his ties to such major intellectual and literary figues as Marco Mantova Benavides and Ludovico Ariosto.

Jozef IJsewijn. Humanism in the Low Countries

Author : Jozef Ijsewijn
Publisher : Leuven University Press
ISBN 13 : 9462700451
Total Pages : 569 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (627 download)

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Download or read book Jozef IJsewijn. Humanism in the Low Countries written by Jozef Ijsewijn and published by Leuven University Press. This book was released on 2015-09-23 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Jozef IJsewijn’s most relevant essays collected in one volume Jozef IJsewijn. Humanism in the Low Countries contains twenty-one essays written by the late Professor Jozef IJsewijn during the period 1966-1996. All essays were selected by his pupil Professor Gilbert Tournoy, who collaborated with him since the foundation of the Seminarium Philologiae Humanisticae in 1966 until his untimely death in 1998. They are now published in one volume in homage to the most brilliant scholar in the field of Neo-Latin Studies of the twentieth century. A number of contributions focus on the life and/or work of a single humanist from the Netherlands, others have a more general nature and deal with the very beginning and the later blossoming of Neo-Latin literature in the Low Countries or with the relationship between humanism in the Low Countries and in other European countries. Hidden in a less-known journal or a Festschrift for a colleague, these studies are nowadays not always easy to find. This volume brings the most relevant essays of IJsewijn together and aims to contribute to the research and study of humanism and Neo-Latin literature in the Low Countries.

Collecting and Dynastic Ambition

Author : Susan Bracken
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Collecting and Dynastic Ambition written by Susan Bracken and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dynastic Ambition, the desire to advance oneâ (TM)s family fortune and reputation, is the reason for all kinds of sometimes bewildering behaviour and activities. Within the study of the history of collecting, many and various motives have been given that underlie the patronage and collecting of art, from personal to public, private to princely, self-interest to philanthropy. A growing interest in the commissioning, collecting and display of art in the early modern period has led to new discussions of the motivation of princes and rulers for the collecting and display of art. Recent historians of patronage have turned to economic motivations for patronage and the development of markets in art objects. Collecting, it can be argued, goes together with genealogy; the old ruling houses mostly owned rich collections of a wide range of possessions attesting to the age and power of their lineage. The individual saw himself as part of a succession and his patronage often emphasized these dynastic links. That collecting itself could involve dynastic considerations has been less commented upon than the particular concerns of the individual. However, collecting was regarded as a princely pastime and the volume of objects in oneâ (TM)s collection in conjunction with the value of the items and the age of the collection in general attested to the nobility of the ownerâ (TM)s family. Hence the scions of the ruling houses of Europe were keen to extend their familyâ (TM)s collections and willing to spend considerable amounts of money in order to do so. Many of these collectors amassed artworks of different kinds and provenance. Antiquities, contemporary paintings and sculpture, armour and weapons, plants, animals, and objects of virtue were gathered together and displayed in residences across Europe. If a piece was particularly old or came from an exotic part of the world, it immediately acquired additional political value as part of a court culture that was firmly based on etiquette, questions of precedence, and appropriate display of splendour and wealth. This volume, the first in a series of four, presents six articles that explore the role of collecting and collections of ruling families within a time frame that runs from the late Roman Republic to the eighteenth century and within a geographical area that encompasses not only the Italian peninsula but also the Electoral court of Saxony.

The Letters of Claudio Monteverdi

Author : Claudio Monteverdi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521235914
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (359 download)

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Download or read book The Letters of Claudio Monteverdi written by Claudio Monteverdi and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1980-10-31 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive edition of Monteverdi's letters which span the years 1601-43 and give an unrivalled picture of the composer's life in Mantua, Venice and Parma, his thoughts on the aesthetics of opera, his colleagues, and his own works. Extensive commentaries introduce each letter.