The Emperor and the Saint - Hardcover
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The Emperor and the Saint
The Emperor and the Saint is a vivid place-by-place telling of the life and times of the most enlightened, creative, and dynamic ruler of Medieval Europe, Frederick II of Hohenstaufen. St. Francis, who shared with Frederick a love of the natural world and was baptized in the same cathedral in Assisi, is a parallel and contrasting presence. Cassady enthusiastically guides the reader through the...
Richard Cassady is an art historian and author of The Norman Achievement. John Julius Norwich has written histories of Norman Sicily, Venice, the Byzantine Empire and the Mediterranean. His book The Popes will be published early in 2011. He has also written on Shakespeare's history plays, on music and architecture, and most recently a volume of memoirs, Trying to Please.
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