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Rome and the Church in the Middle Ages 8 Castel Sant'Angelo. Symbol of papal power 18 Rome in Turmoil 32 The Sack of Rome 36 Expedition to Italy 37 The Death of Pope Alexander VI The Hinterland and the Great Dynasties 41 San Leo. The fortified rock 44 St. Francis of Assisi's Sermon 45 Cagliostro. The Reckless Clairvoyant 48 Poppi. The castle of the Guidi counts 58 I The Secret of Illumination Eberhard Kinig 64 Biblioteca Rilliana 66 The Battle of Anghiari 70 Monteriggioni. The crown of Siena 76 I Military Architecture: Protection and Prestige Jochen Staebel 82 Montalcino. The pride of Siena 86 Monluc's List and the End of the Sienese Republic 90 Lucca. A wall against fear 98 i Life in the 13th Century Chiara Frugoni 110 Vicopisano. Pisa's lookout post 116 Milan. Castello Sforzesco 131 The Death of Charles VIII in Amboise 132 Imola. Caterina Sforza's dowry 142 I Noble Knights, Rabble-rousers and Bankers: a Mixed Society Katrin Boskamp-Priever 148 Ferrara. The castle of the Casa d'Este 156 La Prima Donna del Mondo - Isabella d'Este Katrin Boskamp-Priever 158 Fontanellato. The castle of the Sanvitale 170 I Minnesong and Troubadours - Italian Literature in the Middle Ages Katrin BosKarnp-r, ,.i 174 Gavi. The fortified vineyard 182 Bracciano. Castello Orsini-Odescalchi 190 I Music and Dance in the Lives of the Italian Nobility Margit Bachfischer 196 Trento (Trent). Castello del Buonconsiglio 206 Dosso Dossi Katrin Boskamp-Priever 208 Bernardo Clesio 210 The World in a Single Room Clemente Manenti and Katrin Boskamp-Priever 216 Baron Cristoforo Madruzzo, Prince-Bishop of Trento and Lord of Castel del Buonconsil Hartmut Diekmann The Coastal Region and the Islands 230 Genoa. The fortress in the hills 234 The Women's Crusade 236 Gradara. The castle of the Malatesta 244 X Piety in the Middle Ages Hartmut Diekmann 250 Massa. Malaspina Castle 258 Cagliari. A town within a town 263 Benedetta 266 Barumini. A prehistoric fortress 269 The Discovery of the Nuraghe Su Nuraxi at Barumini Astrid B. Koberstein-Pes 276 I The Castle as a Place of Refuge from the Plague Eberhard Konig 278 Naples. Castel Nuovo 292 The Conclave 296 Palermo. The palace of the Normans 305 Al-Idrisi's silver disc 306 Sperlinga. The castle under a castle 312 "Sola Sperlinga" Negavit: the Sicilian Vespers 316 Castel del Monte. A clock and a calendar 324 Frederick II, the Eagle King