Diplomacy in Renaissance Rome : the rise of the resident ambassador /

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Author / Creator:Fletcher, Catherine, 1975- author.
Edition:First edition.
Imprint:Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12588550
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ISBN:9781316256541
1316256545
9781316398807
1316398803
9781316401002
1316401006
9781107107793
1107107792
9781107515789
1107515785
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:Diplomacy in Renaissance Rome is an investigation of Renaissance diplomacy in practice. Presenting the first book-length study of this subject for sixty years, Catherine Fletcher substantially enhances our understanding of the envoy's role during this pivotal period for the development of diplomacy. Uniting rich but hitherto unexploited archival sources with recent insights from social and cultural history, Fletcher argues for the centrality of the papal court - and the city of Rome - in the formation of the modern European diplomatic system. The book addresses topics such as the political context from the return of the popes to Rome, the 1454 Peace of Lodi and after 1494 the Italian Wars; the assimilation of ambassadors into the ceremonial world; the prescriptive literature; trends in the personnel of diplomacy; an exploration of travel and communication practices; the city of Rome as a space for diplomacy; and the world of gift-giving--
Other form:Print version: 9781107107793 1107107792