Postal Intelligence

The Tassis Family and Communications Revolution in Early Modern Europe

(Author) Rachel Midura
Format: Paperback
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"Families from around Bergamo, Italy, became official postmasters as well as intelligence agents for the Duke of Milan, the Pope, Habsburg Spanish kings, and Holy Roman emperors. This book follows the Tassis family, their collaborators, and their rivals in post offices across Europe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries"--

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Publisher:
Cornell University Press
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
None
Language:
en
ISBN:
9781501779923
Publish year:
2025
Publish date:
March 15, 2025

Rachel Midura

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