"Written in the mid-fifteenth century, Pope Pius II's Commentaries are the only known autobiography of a reigning pontiff and a fundamental text in the history of Renaissance humanism. In this book, Emily O'Brien positions Pius' expansive autobiographical text within that centur…
The Pope: His Mission and Task
by Project Muse, Müller, Gerhard Ludwig
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"This book offers an introduction to the theological and historical aspects of the papacy, an office and institution that is unique in this world. Gerhard Cardinal Müller draws on his experience of working closely with the pope every day as Prefect of the Congregation for the Do…
"This book offers an introduction to the theological and historical aspects of the papacy, an office and institution that is unique in this world. Gerhard Cardinal Müller draws on his experience of working closely with the pope every day as Prefect of the Congregation for the Do…
"This book offers an introduction to the theological and historical aspects of the papacy, an office and institution that is unique in this world. Gerhard Cardinal Müller draws on his experience of working closely with the pope every day as Prefect of the Congregation for the Do…
Presenting Pope Gregory VII's life and work in their entirety, this text traces his career from early days as a clerk of the Roman Church, through his political negotiations, ecclesiastical governance, and final exile at Salerno.
"Studies the propagandistic and political features of five prominent series of frescoes originating in papal Rome in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Discusses the manipulation of historical events for propagandistic purposes, the importance of inscriptions in controlling …
Offices et papauté (XIVe-XVIIe siècle): Charges, hommes, destins
by Anheim, Étienne, Reinhard, Wolfgang, Barbiche, Bernard, Boris, Francesca, Brüdermann, Stefan, Brunelli, Giampiero, Butaud, Germain, Emich, Birgit, Feci, Simona, Fosi, Irene, Gardi, Andrea, Genequand, Philippe, Giannini, Massimo Carlo, Giordano, Silvano, Gualdo, Germano, Jamme, Armand, Jugie, Pierre, Koller, Alexander, Laurioux, Bruno, Lützelschwab, Ralf, Menniti Ippolito, Antonio, Petrini, Andrea, Poncet, Olivier, Quattrocchi, Angela, Rehberg, Andreas, Reinhardt, Nicole, Schuchard, Christiane, Schulz, Knut, Schwarz, Brigide, Tabacchi, Stefano, Uginet, François-Charles, Vaquero Piñeiro, Manuel, Visceglia, Maria Antonietta, Weber, Christoph
La papauté connaît, entre XIVe et XVIIe siècle, des évolutions remarquables qui coïncident avec l'affirmation de l'État en Europe occidentale. La recherche collective internationale dont le présent volume se veut l'écho, aspire à renouveler ce sujet historiographique déjà amplem…