Postal Intelligence: The Tassis Family and Communications Revolution in Early Modern Europe

Author/Contributor(s):	Midura, Rachel
Publisher:	Cornell University Press
Date:	03/15/2025
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

"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"-- Provided by publisher.