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The Enchantress of Florence is the ninth novel by Salman Rushdie, published in 2008. [1] According to Rushdie this is his "most researched book" which required "years and years of reading". [2] The novel was published on 11 April 2008 by Jonathan Cape London, and in the United States by Random House. [3]
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel is a series of six fantasy novels written by Irish author Michael Scott, completed in 2012. The first book in the series, The Alchemyst, was released in 2007, and the sequels were released at the rate of one per year, concluding with The Enchantress in 2012. The cover artist for the series is Michael ...
The Warlock. The Enchantress: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicolas Flamel (often shortened to The Enchantress) is the final novel in the six book series, The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. [1] It was written by Irish author Michael Scott and was published by Random House Inc. on 22 May 2012 in the US, [2] and by Doubleday Publishing an ...
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli [a] (3 May 1469 – 21 June 1527) was a Florentine [4] [5] diplomat, author, philosopher, and historian who lived during the Italian Renaissance. He is best known for his political treatise The Prince ( Il Principe ), written around 1513 but not published until 1532, five years after his death. [6]
Ruggiero Rescuing Angelica by Gustave Doré. Orlando furioso ( Italian pronunciation: [orˈlando fuˈrjoːzo, -so]; The Frenzy of Orlando) is an Italian epic poem by Ludovico Ariosto which has exerted a wide influence on later culture. The earliest version appeared in 1516, although the poem was not published in its complete form until 1532.
The first de facto Lord (Italian: Signore) in the history of the Republic of Florence was Cosimo de' Medici.Thanks to his moderate policy, Cosimo managed to maintain power for over thirty years until his death, ruling the state silently through his trusted men and thus allowing the consolidation of his family, the Medici, in the government of Florence.
The Enchantress is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Bob Haney and Howard Purcell, the character made her first appearance in Strange Adventures #187 (April 1966). [1] Dr. June Moone is a freelance artist who becomes possessed by an entity originally known only as The Succubus.
Margrave Hugh "the Great" of Tuscany chose Florence as his residence instead of Lucca in about 1000 CE. This initiated a Golden Age of Florentine Art. In 1013, construction was begun on the Basilica di San Miniato al Monte. The exterior of the baptistry was reworked in Romanesque style between 1059 and 1128.