The Pope's men: the papal civil service in the Renaissance

This study of the Papal bureaucracy, at a time when the Pope was a powerful European ruler and his officials included many brilliant humanist scholars, examines the patronage network through which the system was manipulated and the struggle for control of it among the great Italian families.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Partner, Peter (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Clarendon 1990
In:Year: 1990
Reviews:[Rezension von: Partner, Peter, The Pope's Men. The Papal Civil Service in the Renaissance] (1991) (Rabikauskas, P.)
[Rezension von: Partner, Peter, The Pope's Men: The Papal Civil Service in the Renaissance] (1992) (Hallman, Barbara McClung)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Papal State / Administration / History
B Catholic church, Curia Romana / Bureaucracy / History 1417-1527
B Catholic church, Curia Romana / Administrative official / History 1400-1520
B Renaissance / Catholic church, Curia Romana / Administrative official
Further subjects:B Renaissance Papal States
B Civil service Papal States History
B Papal courts
B Papacy History
B Diplomatic and consular service, Papal States History
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:This study of the Papal bureaucracy, at a time when the Pope was a powerful European ruler and his officials included many brilliant humanist scholars, examines the patronage network through which the system was manipulated and the struggle for control of it among the great Italian families.
ISBN:0191678392
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198219958.001.0001