Diplomacy in Renaissance Rome: The Rise of the Resident Ambassador

ISBN-13: 9781107515789 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 200 str.

Catherine Fletcher

Opis

The first comprehensive study of Renaissance diplomacy for sixty years, focusing on Europe's most important political centre, Rome, between 1450 and 1530.

Recenzje

'Complementing the growing academic interest in premodern diplomacy, Catherine Fletcher's Diplomacy in Renaissance Rome brings the figure of the ambassador to the forefront of scholarly research. … Ultimately, the book provides a valuable holistic picture of resident diplomacy in Renaissance Rome. … Fletcher reminds us that diplomacy in itself consisted of a series of practices adapted to circumstances. A diplomat's role and function can thus only be discerned from his activities.' Tatyana A. Zhukova, The Sixteenth Century Journal

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Rome and the rise of resident diplomacy; 2. Conceptualising the resident ambassador; 3. The ritual world of the curia; 4. The personnel of diplomacy; 5. Information and communication; 6. Locating diplomacy in the city of Rome; 7. 'Those who give are not all generous': the world of gifts; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.