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Renaissance History Quotes

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Thomas B. Costain
“Giotto, the shepherd’s boy who humanized painting, paved the way for the Renaissance in art, while Nicola Pisano was doing the same for sculpture.”
Thomas B. Costain, The Magnificent Century

“Isabella did not lack for occupation, and had plenty of projects between the embellishment of her art collection and, during Francesca’s absences, the running of Mantua. The worsening situation as Cesare Borgia greedily took the weaker Romagnal states, as well as there being two French invasions, had left Isabella as regent of her husband’s small but important state for much of her married life. During that critical period, which required supreme diplomacy, she feared that her husband, a creature not gifted with the necessary slippery talents, could cause real harm to the couple and their state with one of his ill-tempered and overly frank outbursts.”
Leonie Frieda, The Deadly Sisterhood: Eight Princesses of the Italian Renaissance

“Lucrezia knew well that Elisabeth had fallen under Isabella’s malignant thumb, and the usually kind duchess found a mean streak that Lucrezia’s sensative antennae picked up, but did not show.”
Leonie Frieda, The Deadly Sisterhood: Eight Princesses of the Italian Renaissance

“Sorry as she was for the couple, the consummate actress trained at the Vatican school of drama and diplomacy may have felt more than a scintilla of satisfaction at her brother’s success.”
Leonie Frieda, The Deadly Sisterhood: Eight Princesses of the Italian Renaissance

“Any irony intended proved words wasted, for they were drowned in Isabella’s rapacity.”
Leonie Frieda, The Deadly Sisterhood: Eight Princesses of the Italian Renaissance

“The scene had been orchestrated for a display that would overpower the envoys; it did not help the visitors’ nerves when Cesare’s stern-faced bodyguards proceeded to lock the doors behind them.”
Leonie Frieda, The Deadly Sisterhood: Eight Princesses of the Italian Renaissance

“A notable absentee at her father’s bedside had been Isabella; she could no longer attempt to guide the rule of both Mantua and Ferrara as she had been wont over the past years.”
Leonie Frieda, The Deadly Sisterhood: Eight Princesses of the Italian Renaissance

Kirstin Downey
“Under the administration of the Spanish Habsburghs, the Neapolitans would not enjoy self-government, and they would suffer from the religious intolerance that by this time was ingrained into the culture. Still the Neapolitans were somewhat protected from uncursions by pirates that were backed and supported by the Turks and, for the most part, from further assault by the French.”
Kirstin Downey, Isabella: The Warrior Queen

Catherine Fletcher
“Whatever thier individual reasons, Ippolito’s presence in Rome created a focus around which all sorts of people discontented with Alessandro’s reign might coalesce to oppose the Duke.”
Catherine Fletcher, The Black Prince of Florence: The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro de’ Medici

“A Rainbow Faceted Coin Inna Pool Of Glimmering Light Interfacing the ring, circlet, diadem, itemizer abstracter for cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains In KM, Keyword MagneticForce(modulated abstracted grid network pipes integers for keys) References The Golden Shield In Technology : K.M.G.O.E.S. GPL(knowledge management operating systems)” : Space/Time Q&A Bottomline Is To Find Lost Treasure - Who goes in there? How goes It? Get in there? Got It?” - Inventor Jonathan Roy McKinney”
Jonathan Roy Mckinney Gero EagleO2

“Oculus[2,3,8,12,8,6] = [14,2,10,7,5] = [12,2,3,17]
= [14,12,13] = [1,15] = 14, Box Model For Paisbox Molecular Portal [phirand, ring, circlet, diadem, itemizer, abstracter]
Attributes= pi= Modulation, phi= Abstraction, HP[health], MP[mana]
Elements= Hexagonal Sphere= HP, MP;
Mana Prism= pi, phi
Finally,

POAMULET[3,2,1,13,8,12,5,7]= "The (Oculus) Is Injected Into (Paisbox) To Create The Amulet”
Jonathan Roy Mckinney Gero EagleO2

Mwanandeke Kindembo
“The word Renaissance was just another name to represent a new civilization in the world. Because the flame of awakening is always protected against being extinguished in each generation.”
Mwanandeke Kindembo

Mwanandeke Kindembo
“Only in political affairs is a flexible mentality necessary, while it is not needed in religious matter.”
Mwanandeke Kindembo