Talk:Palazzo Ducale, Urbino

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User:Northglen added the following paragraph on 2006-10-09:

The Ducal Palace is best remembered by the conversations which took place in the Hall of Vigils in 1517. They are recorded in The Book of the Courtier by Baldassarre Castiglione. In his book Civilization Kenneth Clark states, "For over a hundred years it formed everyone's notion of good manners. Actually it is much more than a handbook on polite behaviour, because Castiglione's ideal of a gentleman is based on real human values." The book ends "with a moving discourse on the subject of love...(It) unites the medieval concept of chivalry with the ideal love of Plato."

Apart from spelling and style errors (corrected here), frankly cannot see the relevance of this in the article devoted to Ducal Palace. Can one really think that one of the most important Renaissance palaces of the world is "best remembered" for such a stuff? And who's Kenneth Clark? Let me know and good work!!--Attilios 23:52, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Well, Kenneth Clark is notable enough for an encyclopedia article, and the setting of Castiglione's famous book here is one of the most notable things about the Palazzo Ducale. While Clark's praise of the Book of the Courtier itself may not belong here, I'm restoring what was valuable in Northglen's contribution to the article. Wareh 20:30, 10 July 2007 (UTC)