Storia di due amanti (Tale of Two Lovers), ca. 1495–1500, Printed book with woodcut illustrations, 8 1/16 x 5 11/16 x 3/8 in. (20.5 x 14.5 x 1 cm), Books, Enea Silvio Piccolomini, who became Pope Pius II (r. 1458–64), wrote this tale of adultery in 1444 before taking holy orders (the original was written in Latin). It may have been based on a true incident that took place in Siena
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Storia di due amanti, Tale, Two Lovers, ca, 1495–1500, Printed book, woodcut illustrations, 8 1/16 x 5 11/16 3/8, 20.5 14.5 1 cm, Books, Enea Silvio, Piccolomini, Pope Pius, II, r, 1458–64, wrote, tale, adultery, 1444, taking holy, orders, original, written, Latin, based, true incident, place, Siena
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