01471cam a2200325 i 4500 2598527993 TxAuBib 20251020120000.0 070418s2007||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2007273787 9780812974041 trade pbk. 0812974042 trade pbk. TxAuBib rda Dunant, Sarah. In the company of the courtesan : a novel / Sarah Dunant. New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007. 385 p. : port. ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "A reader's guide"--P. [373]-376. Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-371). Inspired by Titian’s famous painting, The Venus of Urbino, this is the story of Roman courtesan Fiammetta Bianchini as told by her dwarf companion, Bucino Teodoldi. Together they flee the sack of Rome in 1527 and head to Fiametta’s mother’s house in Venice. Upon arrival they find the house empty and their funds exhausted, and so must hastily come up with a scheme to launch Fiametta’s “services” to the wealthy Venetians. 20251020. Blind women Fiction. Courtesans Fiction. Dwarfs (Persons) Fiction. Venice (Italy) History 1508-1797 Fiction. TXMOO