Reviving the Eternal City: Rome and the Papal Court, 1420 - 1447

Rome's third founder? Martin V. Niccolò Signorili, and Roman revival, 1420-1431 -- In the theater of lies: curial humanists on the benefits and evils of courtly life -- A reign subject to fortune: guides to survival at the court of Eugenius IV -- Curial plans for the reform of the Church -- Act...

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Main Author: McCahill, Elizabeth 1974- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] Harvard University Press 2013
In:Year: 2013
Reviews:[Rezension von: McCahill, Elizabeth, Reviving the Eternal City: Rome and the Papal Court, 1420–1447] (2014) (Swanson, R. N.)
Series/Journal:I Tatti studies in Italian Renaissance history
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Vatican Palace / Catholic church, Curia Romana / Culture / History 1420-1447
B Vatican Palace / Culture / Catholic church, Curia Romana / History 1420-1447
IxTheo Classification:NBN Ecclesiology
Further subjects:B Eugenius IV 1383-1447
B Courtly culture
B History 1420-1447
B Eugene IV 1383-1447
B Vatican Palace
B Römische Kurie
B Rome (Italy) History 1420-1798
B Papacy History 1378-1447
B Pope
B Rome (Italy) History 1420-1798
B Papacy History 1378-1447
B Eugene IV Pope (1383-1447)
B Society
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Summary:Rome's third founder? Martin V. Niccolò Signorili, and Roman revival, 1420-1431 -- In the theater of lies: curial humanists on the benefits and evils of courtly life -- A reign subject to fortune: guides to survival at the court of Eugenius IV -- Curial plans for the reform of the Church -- Acting as the one true pope: Eugenius IV and papal ceremonial -- Eugenius IV, Biondo Flavio, Filarete, and the rebuilding of Rome
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0674724534