Campaldino 1289A highly illustrated account of one of the major battles of Italy's 13th century wars, immortalised in the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri who was one of the combatants. Campaldino 1289 is one of the important battles between the Guelphs and Ghibellinesthe major political factions in the city states of central and northern Italy. It heralded the rise of Florence to a dominant position over the area of Tuscany and was one of the last occasions when