The War of the Pirates and the Pontifical Navy from 1500 to 1560, vol. 2

Guglielmotti, Alberto P., 1812-1893Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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881K words
Chapters
89

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English Originals World HistoryMilitary Military HistoryHistorical ReappraisalMilitary StrategyPirate WarsPower GameAcademic StudySixteenth CenturyMediterraneanReligion and PowerItalian History

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.La guerra dei pirati e la marina pontificia dal 1500 al 1560, vol. 2Author: Guglielmotti, Alberto P., 1812-1893,Language: Italian, Class: DG: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Italy, Vatican City, Malta, Release Date: May 2, 2014

Editor's review

This is the Italian-language original eBook of Volume 2 of Guglielmotti's history of the pirate wars and the Pontifical Navy, released free of charge by Project Gutenberg. The work is a representative nineteenth-century study of Italian naval history, chronicling in annalistic fashion the conflicts between Mediterranean piracy and the papal naval forces from 1500 to 1560, and is of reference value for understanding the military, religious, and shipping landscape of the early modern Mediterranean. The original is in Italian, written in a nineteenth-century academic style that combines cited sources with narrative. For researchers it can serve as a primary or early secondary source; for general readers it is more like a long historical chronicle that requires patience to enter. It is suitable for reading with a map of Mediterranean history and other general histories, provided the reader has some ability to read Italian; it is not intended as light entertainment.

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Reading tips

  1. Begin with the table of contents and the prefatory note to clarify the timeline and main events before entering the main text.
  2. Prepare a map of the Mediterranean and mark the locations of pirate activity and papal naval operations as you read.
  3. Read alongside general histories of the same subject to distinguish nineteenth-century narrative from later scholarship.
  4. Limit each reading session to one chapter or less, and take brief notes when encountering dense names of people and places.

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FAQ

Is this book in Italian or English? How demanding is it to read? The original is in Italian and belongs to nineteenth-century academic historical writing, with long sentences and dense personal and place names. Readers with intermediate or higher Italian reading ability will find it relatively accessible; with translation tools alone one may follow the course of events but will find it hard to grasp narrative detail and source citations.
Is this book suitable for understanding the full picture of pirate history? It focuses on the conflict between piracy and the papal navy in the Mediterranean from 1500 to 1560 and is a strongly thematic historical work rather than a global general history of piracy. It is suitable as supplementary material on regional and naval history; for a general framework, read relevant surveys first before entering this book.
Does the Gutenberg edition differ from the original book? Project Gutenberg provides a public-domain electronic text prepared from the original book's content; the main differences lie in typesetting and digitization and do not alter the original narrative. Readers should note that pagination and note placement in the electronic edition may differ from the printed book, and should check the original edition information when citing.

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About the author

Guglielmotti, Alberto P., 1812-1893 Author · Italian · 1812–1893

Alberto P. Guglielmotti (1812–1893) was an Italian Dominican friar and naval historian. Public information on his early education and offices within his order is limited; his scholarly reputation rests chiefly on his multi-volume works on naval history. His representative work, The War of the Pirates and the Pontifical Navy, 1500–1560, appeared in two volumes and focuses on piracy in the Mediterranean during the first half of the sixteenth century and the response of the papal navy. It is a narrative, topic-specific naval history drawing on archival and chronicle sources. Two of his works are held in this collection, namely the two volumes of that history. His writings are frequently cited in studies of Italian naval and Mediterranean history, offering later researchers a detailed documentary survey of the organization and operations of papal sea power.