This study describes power and politics in Rome and the role of the papacy in European politics during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It attempts to overcome the traditional historiographical approach to the role of the papacy during this period by focusing on the actual mechanisms of power in the papal court--political, personal, spiritual, and ceremonial. Based on new research in Italian and other European archives, it charts the transition from a political to a primarily spiritual power between the Renaissance and the Peace of Westphalia.
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"Court and Politics in Papal Rome, 1492-1700 is an innovative book, showing the exciting directions in which Roman scholarship is moving, as well as the richness and relevancy of such scholarship for the history of early modern Europe as a whole. One can only hope that the display of such vast archival riches and such thoughtful and exacting scholarship will inspire others to enter the field." Renaissance Quarterly
"Scholarly and...useful." Catholic Library World
"This strong collection comprises ten original essays that elucidate how power was exercised and represented in the early modern papal court. Attention to institutional structures is complemented by sensitivity to how individuals negotiated paths through those structures to exert power and influence." Choice
"Ten sharply focused essays offer insights into the development of policies and practices of the papal court in the early modern period, addressing the latest historiographical discussions...This spectrum of helpful analyses will expand the understanding of students of the papacy and early modern methods and mechanics of government." Religious Studies Review
"These ten essays... richly advance our knowledge of the complex institution of the papacy, 'sovereigns without dynasty', from Alexander VI to Innocent XI." Sixteenth Century Journal
"An impressive collection of essays." H-Catholic
"This collection of essays seem to respond very well to the intents of the editors." Seventeenth_Century News
"Scholarly and...useful." Catholic Library World
"This strong collection comprises ten original essays that elucidate how power was exercised and represented in the early modern papal court. Attention to institutional structures is complemented by sensitivity to how individuals negotiated paths through those structures to exert power and influence." Choice
"Ten sharply focused essays offer insights into the development of policies and practices of the papal court in the early modern period, addressing the latest historiographical discussions...This spectrum of helpful analyses will expand the understanding of students of the papacy and early modern methods and mechanics of government." Religious Studies Review
"These ten essays... richly advance our knowledge of the complex institution of the papacy, 'sovereigns without dynasty', from Alexander VI to Innocent XI." Sixteenth Century Journal
"An impressive collection of essays." H-Catholic
"This collection of essays seem to respond very well to the intents of the editors." Seventeenth_Century News
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This book describes power and politics in Rome and the role of the papacy in European politics during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It attempts to overcome the traditional historiographical approach to the role of the papacy during this period by focusing on the actual mechanisms of power in the papal court--political, personal, spiritual, and ceremonial. Based on new research in Italian and other European archives, it charts the transition from a political to a primarily spiritual power between the Renaissance and the Peace of Westphalia.
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Recently it has been suggested that we need to reconsider the ethos of the Renaissance cardinalate, taking that concept not so much in terms of generic morality but more narrowly in the sense in which it was used in the later fifteenth century, that is to say as the necessary point of intersection between legal officium and ethical onus. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Antonio Barberini, Queen Christina, Holy Office, Secretaries of State, Alessandro Farnese, Francesco Barberini, Secretariat of State, Cardinal Decio Azzolino, Fabio Chigi, Masters of Ceremonies, Palazzo Quirinale, Consejo de Estado, Decio Azzolini, Giulio Rospigliosi, Santa Maria, Carlo Borromeo, Guido Bentivoglio, Middle Ages, Scipione Borghese, Apostolic Palace, Cardinal Ludovisi, State Secretariat, Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini, Duke of Terranova, Holy Spirit New!
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Recently it has been suggested that we need to reconsider the ethos of the Renaissance cardinalate, taking that concept not so much in terms of generic morality but more narrowly in the sense in which it was used in the later fifteenth century, that is to say as the necessary point of intersection between legal officium and ethical onus. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Antonio Barberini, Queen Christina, Holy Office, Secretaries of State, Alessandro Farnese, Francesco Barberini, Secretariat of State, Cardinal Decio Azzolino, Fabio Chigi, Masters of Ceremonies, Palazzo Quirinale, Consejo de Estado, Decio Azzolini, Giulio Rospigliosi, Santa Maria, Carlo Borromeo, Guido Bentivoglio, Middle Ages, Scipione Borghese, Apostolic Palace, Cardinal Ludovisi, State Secretariat, Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini, Duke of Terranova, Holy Spirit New!
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- Faction and Parliament: Essays on Early Stuart History (University Paperbacks) by Kevin Sharpe on page 100, and page 101
- The Machiavellian Moment: Florentine Political Thought and the Atlantic Republican Tradition by John Greville Agard Pocock on page 244, and page 246
- Ritual in Early Modern Europe (New Approaches to European History) by Edward Muir on page 52
- Rituals of Royalty: Power and Ceremonial in Traditional Societies (Past and Present Publications) by David Cannadine on page 32
- Patronage in the Renaissance (Folger Institute essays) by Guy Lytle on page 100
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