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Explains the subject-matter of the book and draws parallels or shows up differences between high to late medieval Florence and other areas of Europe
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Why is it important?
Sposato's book highlights a cultural phenomenon of the Northern Italy of the period, and is interesting both for its own focus and for the comparison with other areas of Europe
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An interesting book, and worth looking at for researchers in the area
Dr. Jürg Gassmann
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This page is a summary of: Forged in the Shadow of Mars: Chivalry and Violence in Late Medieval Florence. Peter W. Sposato. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2022. xiv + 232 pp. $49.95., Renaissance Quarterly, January 2023, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/rqx.2023.441.
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