[Fwd: [Fwd: Italian Names?]]

[donato at stlnet.com]

At 06:51 PM 1/31/97 -0600, you wrote:
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>Dear Fellows,
>   I am trying to create a SCA persona from the italian race.  To date I
>have been unable to find ANY names or backgrounds.  ANY help will be
>greatly appreciated.  Thanks for any help you can give me.
>
>				Denise Williams
>
>


Machavelli's "Florentine Histories" and "The Prince," and Castligone's "Book
of the Courtier" should give you ample background on life in the city states
and among the gentry.

Also there is a book called "Italian Folktales" (sorry I can't remember the
editor) which has some interesting cultural anecdotes.

Donato 
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