ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONDOTTIERE
From Italian, from condotto leadership, from condurre to lead, from Latin condūcere.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONDOTTIERE»
Discover the use of
condottiere in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
condottiere and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Condottiere 1300-1500: Infamous Medieval Mercenaries
With insight into their origins and motivations, the author, Dr David Murphy, brings together the social, political and military history of these powerful and unscrupulous men who managed to influence Italian society and warfare for over ...
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Sir John Hawkwood: Story of A
Condottiere
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Condottiere: The Dogs of War: Renaissance Mercenary Warfare ...
The contract with them was called a condotta, and so the military leader who worked under such a contract was a Condottiere. Condottiere allows you to re-fight battles from the Age of the Condottieri.
Frank Chadwick, Keith Pinfold, 2010
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The Military Organisation of a Renaissance State: Venice C. ...
Anyway the time has come to move on to the question of pay, which was so
intimately linked to inspections. Venice used two methods of paying condottiere
troops during the fifteenth century. The first was based on the ordines a banca
and the ...
M. E. Mallett, J. R. Hale, 2006
The rise to power in Renaissance Italy of a mercenary of overpowering virility and his love for a noblewoman he wins by force.
Jan Vlachos Westcott, 1962
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Charles de Bourbon, High Constable of France the Great ...
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Sir John Hawkwood (L'Acuto) Story of a
Condottiere; ...
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Sir John Hawkwood (L'Acuto) Story of a
Condottiere; ...
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John Temple Leader, Leader John Temple, 2009
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Charles de Bourbon, High Constable of France the Great ...
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONDOTTIERE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
condottiere is used in the context of the following news items.
Back to the Future With 21st Century Soldiers of Fortune
Sir John Hawkwood was an English mercenary, or condottiere [contractor in old Italian], in the 14th century, and led the White Company. «Jakarta Globe, Jul 15»
Book Talk: Back to the future with 21st century soldiers of fortune
A: Sir John Hawkwood was an English mercenary, or condottiere (contractor in old Italian), in the 14th century, and led the White Company. «WHBL Sheboygan, Jul 15»
Rome - Italie: la Juventus championne peut penser au Real
Fin tacticien et diplomate, le "condottiere" s'est fait adopter en reprenant d'abord le système en 3-5-2 de Conte, cher aux joueurs, avant ... «L'Express, May 15»
Reining In Soldiers of Fortune
Like today, for-profit warriors were called condottiere (“contractor” in old Italian). They usually fought for the highest bidders: kings, city-states, ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
The Killing Initiative: The Blackwater Sentences
The world of private defence contractors, the modern version of the fabled Condottiere without the flags and the city-state veneration, received a ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Apr 15»
Georges Perec's Lost Novel
There it was: 157 carbon copy sheets of flimsy paper beginning: georges perec le condottiere roman (e. e. cummings–style lowercase was ... «The New York Review of Books, Apr 15»
Georges Perec review: The great French writer's first novel reappears
... by some principle of aesthetic empathy that is not mere duplication, the art behind Antonello's Portrait of A Man Known as Il Condottiere (the ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Feb 15»
My favourite painting: Robert Winston
As a scholar, soldier and patron of the arts, he exemplifies the good condottiere and, for all the violence and scheming inseparable from his ... «Country Life, Jan 15»
Which great French novelist was also a crossword-setter?
The 'portrait' he is striving to imitate and to emulate is Antonello da Messina's so-called 'Condottiere': the compelling face of a supremely ... «Spectator.co.uk, Nov 14»
John McCain, Conductor of the "Arab Spring" and the Caliph
Caliph Ibrahim is a modern condottiere. Although he is under the orders of Prince Abdul Rahman (Member of Sudeiris clan), it would not be ... «Voltaire Network, Aug 14»
