01036cam a2200253 4500 981126658 TxAuBib 20060403120000.0 050802s2006||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2005051649 9781400063819 $13.29 1400063817 $13.29 DLC DLC NjBwBT TxAuBib Dunant, Sarah. In the company of the courtesan : a novel / Sarah Dunant. 1st ed. New York : Random House, 2006. 371 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm. Ill. on lining papers. Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-371). In 1527, when the city of Rome is sacked and burned by an invading army, the famed courtesan Fiammetta Bianchini and her dwarf companion, Bucino Teodoldi, escape to the wealthy and powerful city of Venice in order to rebuild their business. 2006/2. Venice (Italy) History 16th century Fiction.