Diplomacy in Renaissance Rome the rise of the resident ambassador
Introduction -- PART I. CHRONOLOGIES. Rome and the rise of resident diplomacy -- Conceptualising the resident ambassador -- The ritual world of the curia -- The personnel of diplomacy -- PART II. THEMES. Information and communication -- Locating diplomacy in the city of Rome-- 'Those who give a...
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Cambridge University Press
2015
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| Zusammenfassung: | Introduction -- PART I. CHRONOLOGIES. Rome and the rise of resident diplomacy -- Conceptualising the resident ambassador -- The ritual world of the curia -- The personnel of diplomacy -- PART II. THEMES. Information and communication -- Locating diplomacy in the city of Rome-- 'Those who give are not all generous'&&$uthe world of gifts -- Conclusion "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. Part I introduces 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; and trends in the personnel of diplomacy. Part II takes a thematic approach, exploring travel and communication practices; the city of Rome as a space for diplomacy; and the world of gift-giving"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 171-188 und Index Variierende Seitenzahl (190 bzw. 194 Seiten) resultierend aus verschiedener Größen derselben Abbildungen Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke |
| Beschreibung: | ix, 194 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781107107793 978-1-107-10779-3 9781107515789 978-1-107-51578-9 1107107792 1-107-10779-2 1107515785 1-107-51578-5 |