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==Bonfire of the Vanities in History== | ==Bonfire of the Vanities in History== | ||
This Bonfire of the Vanities is an actual historical event which took place on February 7, 1497 (approximately 5 years after [[Lorenzo the Magnificent | Lorenzo de' Medici]]'s death. Spearheaded by the Dominican friar Girolamo | This Bonfire of the Vanities is an actual historical event which took place on February 7, 1497 (approximately 5 years after [[Lorenzo the Magnificent | Lorenzo de' Medici]]'s death. Spearheaded by the Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola, citizens and supporters of the radical priest burned items might "tempt one to sin" (vanity items like mirrors, cosmetics, fine dresses, etc). Other items also included in the burning were literary materials that were deemed "immoral", such as paintings, sculptures, manuscripts of secular songs and some books. | ||
This event happened in [[Florence]], during the Shrove Tuesday festival. | This event happened in [[Florence]], during the Shrove Tuesday festival. | ||
Revision as of 19:20, 3 December 2009
Bonfire of the Vanities is one of the two downloadable contents announced by Ubisoft, which is slated for release on February 2010.
Bonfire of the Vanities in History
This Bonfire of the Vanities is an actual historical event which took place on February 7, 1497 (approximately 5 years after Lorenzo de' Medici's death. Spearheaded by the Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola, citizens and supporters of the radical priest burned items might "tempt one to sin" (vanity items like mirrors, cosmetics, fine dresses, etc). Other items also included in the burning were literary materials that were deemed "immoral", such as paintings, sculptures, manuscripts of secular songs and some books.
This event happened in Florence, during the Shrove Tuesday festival.