Caprice and Rondo: Educating Nicholas
Overview and Issue
[edit | edit source]- On the eve of the Battle of Nancy, Nicholas's muses over the people he has encountered in the last three years and how they have guided him.
Abstract
[edit | edit source]- On the eve of the Battle of Nancy, Nicholas muses over the many people in the last three years who have taught him many lessons, beginning with the Patriarch Ludovico da Bologna. Others who have influenced and educated Nicholas include Filippo 'Callimaco' Buonaccorsi, Friar Lorenzo, Nicholai Giorgio de' Acciajuoli.
Author
[edit | edit source]- Christiane Schreiter
Dunnett Book Citations
[edit | edit source]Historical People
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Fictional Characters
[edit | edit source]Locations
[edit | edit source]- Nancy
- Timbuktu
- Treves
- Trebizond
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]Literature
[edit | edit source]- ‘The Acts of Horodło’.
- Filippo ‘Callimaco’ Buonaccorsi: The Companion and the 'Consilia', which gives advice to a ruler, much like Macchiavelli’s Il Principe.
Illustrations and Photos
[edit | edit source]- Glazed ceramic tile work from the ceiling of the tomb of the Persian poet Hafez at Shiraz, Iran. Credit: Pentocelo at Wikimedia Commons. See the colourful original photograph at: http://tinyurl.com/WG114-Iran
Historical Events
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Other Topics
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Quotes from Dunnett
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