The Censorship and Fortuna of Platina's 'Lives of the Popes' in the Sixteenth Century

The Censorship and Fortuna of Platina's 'Lives of the Popes' in the Sixteenth Century

When Bartolomeo Sacchi ('Platina', 1421-1481) wrote his Vitae pontificum ( Lives of the Popes) and presented it to Pope Sixtus IV in 1475, he surely could not have imagined how influential it would become over the centuries. His was the first papal history composed as a humanist Latin narr...

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Auteur principal : Bauer Stefan (Auteur)
Format : Livre
Langue : anglais
Titre complet : The Censorship and Fortuna of Platina's 'Lives of the Popes' in the Sixteenth Century / Stefan Bauer
Publié : Turnhout : Brepols (éditions) , 2006
Collection : Late Medieval and Early Modern Studies ; 9
Accès en ligne : Accès Nantes Université
Sujets :
Medieval History
Social Studies
Religious Studies
Area Studies Europe
History

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https://dx.doi.org/10.1484/M.LMEMS-EB.5.112211