The World of Savonarola: Italian 'Elites and Perceptions of Crisis: Papers from the Conference Held at the University of Warwick, 29-31 May 1998, to Mark the Fifth Centenary of the Death of Fra Girolamo Savonarola
The World of Savonarola: Italian 'Elites and Perceptions of Crisis: Papers from the Conference Held at the University of Warwick, 29-31 May 1998, to Mark the Fifth Centenary of the Death of Fra Girolamo Savonarola
Five hundred years after the death in Florence of the Dominican preacher Girolamo Savonarola, this collection of essays reassesses his impact on the politics and culture of the Italian states both during the friar's public career and in the broader context of the invasion and occupation of those states by non-Italian powers. Savonarola was a pivotal figure in the political life of Florence, in addition to which his career opens up the exploration of Renaissance spirituality, prophecy and ecclesiastical reform. His legacy is ...
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Five hundred years after the death in Florence of the Dominican preacher Girolamo Savonarola, this collection of essays reassesses his impact on the politics and culture of the Italian states both during the friar's public career and in the broader context of the invasion and occupation of those states by non-Italian powers. Savonarola was a pivotal figure in the political life of Florence, in addition to which his career opens up the exploration of Renaissance spirituality, prophecy and ecclesiastical reform. His legacy is also traced through the art of High Renaissance Rome, Counter-Reformation music and the index of prohibited books.
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Very Good with no dust jacket. No Dustjacket. Crisp, clean pages except for a few small, dark brown spots on the foreedges; no owners' marks; glossy hard cover shows only points of shelfwear at corners, otherwise excellent. Papers in celebration of the quincentennial of the Florentine Dominican Girolamo Savonarola.
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Like New. Size: 6x1x9; Publisher's hardback in nearly new condition: firm and square, no bumps, no splits. Contents tight, crisp and clean; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Looks unread. Thus a tidy book in very presentable condition.
