This first detailed study of the bishops of Florence tells the story of a dynamic Italian lordship during the most prosperous period of the Middle Ages. Drawing upon a rich base of primary sources, Dameron demonstrates that the nature of the Florentine episcopal lordship results from the tension between seigneurial pressure and peasant resistance. Implicit throughout is the assumption that episcopal lordship relied upon both the bishop's jurisdictional power and his spiritual or sacramental power.
The story of the Florentine bishops illuminates important moments in Italian history....
This first detailed study of the bishops of Florence tells the story of a dynamic Italian lordship during the most prosperous period of the Middle ...
Florence and Its Church in the Age of Dante George W. Dameron "A book that is thought-provoking as it is informative."--Speculum By the early fourteenth century, the city of Florence had emerged as an economic power in Tuscany, surpassing even Siena, which had previously been the banking center of the region. In the space of fifty years, during the lifetime of Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321, Florence had transformed itself from a political and economic backwater--scarcely keeping pace with its Tuscan neighbors--to one of the richest and most influential places on the continent. While many...
Florence and Its Church in the Age of Dante George W. Dameron "A book that is thought-provoking as it is informative."--Speculum By the early f...
