Electing the Pope in Early Modern Italy, 1450-1700
| Author | : Miles Pattenden |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 326 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780198797449 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0198797443 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (443 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Electing the Pope in Early Modern Italy, 1450-1700 by : Miles Pattenden
Download or read book Electing the Pope in Early Modern Italy, 1450-1700 written by Miles Pattenden and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miles Pattenden takes an analytic approach to the papal elections of the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries, with their ceremonial pomp and high drama, to understand the broader history of the early modern papacy and how this elite political group approached decision-making and problem-solving through four centuries of dramatic change in the Church