Niccolò Ridolfi and the Cardinal's Court: Politics, Patronage and Service in Sixteenth-Century Italy

ISBN-13: 9780367464431 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 400 str.

Lucinda Byatt

Opis

This book examines Cardinal Ridolfi and his court in order to understand the extent to which cardinalate courts played a key part in Rome’s resurgence.

Spis treści

Prologue / 1 Introduction / 2 A Florentine Ottimati Family / 3 The Accumulation of Wealth / 4 Sack, Siege and Republican Fervour / 5 The Cardinal’s Court in Rome: Models and Practice / 6 Serving the Household / 7 Household Expenditure: Provisioning and Consumption / 8 Travel and Ceremony / 9 The Cardinal’s Patronage / 10 Reform and the "Entrata" into Vicenza / 11 Exile and the Household / 12 The Conclave of 1549 / Conclusion / Appendix 1 / Bibliography

O autorze

Lucinda Byatt is a lecturer in history at the Centre for Open Learning, University of Edinburgh.