Campaldino 1289: The Battle That Made Dante

by Kelly DeVries and Niccolò Capponi

Campaldino is one of the important battles between the Guelphs and Ghibellines--the major political factions in the city states of central and northern Italy. It heralded the rise of Florence to a dominant position over the area of Tuscany and was one of the last occassions when the Italian city militias contested a battle, with the 14th century seeing the rise of the condottiere in Italy's Wars.

In this highly illustrated new study,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472831284
• ISBN13: 9781472831286
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.3" x 9.7"