| Church and Politics in Renaissance Italy: The Life and Career of Cardinal Francesco Soderini, 1453 1524 Revised Edition Contributor(s): Lowe, K. J. P. (Author), Fragnito, Gigliola (Editor), Mozzarelli, Cesare (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521529352 ISBN-13: 9780521529358 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $59.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2002 Annotation: This book examines the life of Cardinal Francesco Soderini (1453???1524) from a variety of perspectives and using a range of techniques. It analyses the relationship between Machiavelli, Piero and Francesco Soderini, and reinstates the crucial role played by Rome and contacts with Rome in late fifteenth-century and early sixteenth-century Florentine politics. Soderini??'s position as one of the chief powerbrokers of papal Rome, in opposition to the Medici, enables a reappraisal of political and ecclesiastical patronage and clientele systems. The cardinal also encouraged cultural, intellectual and building activities. Overall, through the book??'s collation of archival sources in and outside Italy, a new vision emerges of the lifestyle and activities of a learned and politically astute Italian cardinal. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Italian History and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 6.1" W x 9.16" (1.12 lbs) 332 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This book examines the life of Cardinal Francesco Soderini (1453-1524) from a variety of perspectives and using a range of techniques. It analyses the relationship between Machiavelli, Piero and Francesco Soderini, and reinstates the crucial role played by Rome and contacts with Rome in late fifteenth-century and early sixteenth-century Florentine politics. Soderini's position as one of the chief powerbrokers of papal Rome, in opposition to the Medici, enables a reappraisal of political and ecclesiastical patronage and clientele systems. The cardinal also encouraged cultural, intellectual and building activities. Overall, through the book's collation of archival sources in and outside Italy, a new vision emerges of the lifestyle and activities of a learned and politically astute Italian cardinal. |