Cover illustration: The banner bearing the image of the Madonna that will be awarded to the winning contrada in the Palio of Siena is paraded to the city’s Cathedral for blessing before the race. Photograph courtesy of Ivan Dimitrov, the artist who designed and produced this magnificent banner and Massimo Romagnoli, the photographer who captured the moment.
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ISSN 2214-3270
ISBN 978-90-04-72394-8 (paperback)
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DOI 10.1163/9789004723931
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