This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition. Excerpt: ... and of Valence and Urbino, Prince of Andria, Lord of Piombino, Gonfaloniere, and captaingeneral of the holy Eoman church." Lauded to the skies by sycophants, who hailed him as a successor to the Cassars, the deeds of violence by which he sought to establish his kingdom knew no parallel. Nor can it be denied ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition. Excerpt: ... and of Valence and Urbino, Prince of Andria, Lord of Piombino, Gonfaloniere, and captaingeneral of the holy Eoman church." Lauded to the skies by sycophants, who hailed him as a successor to the Cassars, the deeds of violence by which he sought to establish his kingdom knew no parallel. Nor can it be denied that the severity of his regime was in many respects becefieial, inasmuch as it secured for the Romagna an immunity from the rapacity of those who had long fed upon its strength. In 1502 he issued the following decree dated from Pavia: 'To all those of our locotenenli, castdlani, capitani, condottieri, officiali and subditi, whom it may concern, we herewith charge and command them, that they everywhere and in every place give free entrance to our highly-esteemed court architect Leonardo da Vinci, the bearer of this, who has been commissioned by us to inspect the fortresses and strongholds of our states, and to make such alterations and improvements as he may think needful. Both he and his followers are to be received with hospitality, and every facility afforded him for personal inspection, for measurement and valuation, just as he may wish. For that purpose a band of men is to be placed at his disposal, which is to give him all the help that he may require. With reference to the state works already in course of completion, we desire that every engineer be prepared to further any undertaking which he may find necessary." No written authority could well be more absolute than was the foregoing. Leonardo da Vinci was now in the service of his former master's enemy; and although probably indebted to princely recommendations in gaining this important position, he owed it before all things to his incomparable abilities, which had been...
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