Renaissance
The Lion and the Rose
When horribly mutilated corpses start showing up in Venice’s Grand Canal, the Doge summons the only man he thinks capable…
The Vatican Princess: A Novel of Lucrezia Borgia
Pity Lucrezia Borgia and the legacy of historical gossip permanently attached to her. Simply saying the name conjures up titillating…
Honor Among Thieves
Darion Delerue is a man with a past. Once a soldier of King Henry IV of France, he now earns…
Médicis Daughter
Marguerite de Valois, daughter of France’s King Henri II and Catherine de Médicis, grows up within the pages of this…
A Pinch of Nutmeg
Jakob is fiercely passionate about cooking with the best natural ingredients. His grandmother taught him to cook the basics with…
The Painter of Souls
Editors' choice
This novel follows the early life and career of one of the Renaissance’s most gifted artists, Fra Filippo Lippi. The…
The Saffron Crocus
The atmosphere of seventeenth-century Venice is richly and satisfyingly evoked in Alison McMahon’s Young Adult adventure story, in which fifteen-year-old…
The Rival Queens: Catherine de’ Medici, her daughter Marguerite de Valois and the Betrayal That Ignited a Kingdom
Goldstone paints an enjoyable account of the lives of two queens of her title: Catherine de Medici of France and…
A Lover’s Pinch
A Lover’s Pinch tells the story behind the painting known as “Gabrielle d’Estrees and One of Her Sisters.” Gabrielle was…
The Rape of Europa: The Intriguing History of Titian’s Masterpiece
This revealing examination of a painting by Titian is a scholarly, dense read, ultimately rewarding the reader with a microhistory…
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