Renaissance cardinals and their worldly problems / D.S. Chambers
1997, 1st Edition. Aldershot, Hampshire; Brookfield, Vt. : Variorum. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: Professor Cecil Clough's copy with author's signed note loosely inserted. Item #345446
ISBN: 0860786145
Physical description: 1 Volumes, various paging. Contents: The economic predicament of Renaissance cardinals -- The housing problems of Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga -- Sant' Andrea at Mantua and Gonzaga patronage -- A defence of non-residence in the later fifteenth century: Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga and the Mantuan clergy -- Virtù militare del cardinale Francesco Gonzaga -- Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga in Florence -- Francesco 'Cardinalino' (c. 1477-1511): the son of Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga -- Giovanni Pietro Arrivabene (1439-1504): humanistic secretary and bishop -- Bartolomeo Marasca, master of Cardinal Gonzaga's household (1462-1469) -- The 'bellissimo ingegno' of Ferdinando Gonzaga (1587-1626), cardinal and duke of Mantua -- Postscript on the worldly affairs of Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga and of other princely cardinals. Subjects: Gonzaga, Francesco Cardinal. Gonzaga, Francesco Cardinal 1444-1483. Cardinals Italy History.
Cardinals Italy Mantua History. Renaissance Italy. Italy Church history 15th century.
Price: €150.00