{"product_id":"church-and-politics-in-renaissance-italy-the-life-and-career-of-cardinal-francesco-soderini-1453-1524-paperback-9780521529358","title":"Church and Politics in Renaissance Italy; The Life and Career of Cardinal Francesco Soderini, 1453–1524 (Paperback) 9780521529358","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChurch and Politics in Renaissance Italy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Life and Career of Cardinal Francesco Soderini, 1453–1524\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA detailed look at the public and private worlds of a leading Italian Renaissance cardinal.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eK. J. P. Lowe (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521529358, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 5 September 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e332 pages, 10 b\/w illus.  2 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.527 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book examines the life of Cardinal Francesco Soderini (1453–1524) from a variety of perspectives and using a range of techniques. It analyses the relationship between Machiavelli, Piero and Francesco Soderini, and reinstates the crucial role played by Rome and contacts with Rome in late fifteenth-century and early sixteenth-century Florentine politics. Soderini's position as one of the chief powerbrokers of papal Rome, in opposition to the Medici, enables a reappraisal of political and ecclesiastical patronage and clientele systems. The cardinal also encouraged cultural, intellectual and building activities. Overall, through the book's collation of archival sources in and outside Italy, a new vision emerges of the lifestyle and activities of a learned and politically astute Italian cardinal.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Genealogical tables\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Preparation for Power: Soderini's Florentine Background and Early Career: 1. Soderini's early years\u003cbr\u003e 2. Soderini as a servant of the Florentine state\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Cardinal as a Political Force, 1503–1513: 3. Soderini's elevation to the cardinalate\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Renaissance cardinalate and the concept of the political cardinal\u003cbr\u003e 5. A principal or a supporting role in Florentine politics?\u003cbr\u003e 6. Relations and rivalry between the Soderini and the Medici\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Soderini and the kings of France\u003cbr\u003e Part III. New Times and Challenging Circumstances, 1513–1524: 8. The fortunes of the Soderini and family strategy in relation to Florentine, the Medici and France, 1513–17\u003cbr\u003e 9. The 'conspiracy' of 1517\u003cbr\u003e 10. Soderini as a disaffected cardinal in exile, 1517–21\u003cbr\u003e 11. Soderini opposition to the Medici in Florence and Rome, 1521–3\u003cbr\u003e 12. The 'conspiracy' of 1523 and its aftermath\u003cbr\u003e 13. Soderini's last days\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. The Lifestyle of the Renaissance Cardinal: 14. Official duties in the curia: the conciliar, the ceremonial, the social\u003cbr\u003e 15. Soderini's ecclesiastical career: the accumulation and deployment of bishoprics and benefices\u003cbr\u003e 16. Palaces and other property\u003cbr\u003e 17. Private and personal possessions\u003cbr\u003e 18. Household and entourage\u003cbr\u003e 19. Financial resources: wealth, income, credit, loans and pawn\u003cbr\u003e 20. Intellectual life and the influence of humanism\u003cbr\u003e 21. In praise of Francesco Soderini: Battista Casali's funeral oration of 1524\u003cbr\u003e Excursus: the portraits of Piero and Francesco Soderini\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20modern%20history:%20c%201450\/1500%20to%20c%201700%20%5BHBLH%5D%22\"\u003eHBLH\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46019785654552,"sku":"9780521529358","price":46.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521529358i_2b4b7b99-ac62-4f64-92a9-de6621ecd20b.jpg?v=1691368996","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/church-and-politics-in-renaissance-italy-the-life-and-career-of-cardinal-francesco-soderini-1453-1524-paperback-9780521529358","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}