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Snapshots of a medieval knight. Mastino II della Scala and the “a la brida” seat
by Giovanni Battista Tomassini When, in 1329, Mastino II della Scala inherited, along with his brother Alberto, the lordship of Verona from his uncle Cangrande, the good fortune of the Della Scala…
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“A la brida” and “a la gineta.” Different riding techniques in the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance
by Giovanni Battista Tomassini Defining, in his Book of the Courtier (1528), the ideal features of the Renaissance gentleman, Baldassare Castiglione wrote: “I would hope that our Courtier is a perfect horseman in…
12/02/2014
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