Land and Power in Late Medieval Ferrara: The Rule of the Este, 1350-1450

by Trevor Dean

Among the many states of late medieval Italy, one stands out for its unfamiliarity to an English audience and for its neglect in historical research: that of the Este family, lords (later Dukes) of the cities of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio in northern Italy. This book is the first modern attempt to provide a detailed analysis of the political structure of this state based on archive sources. Much of the book is concerned with the ways by which the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521521866
• ISBN13: 9780521521864
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.4"