Power and religion in Baroque Rome
Subtitle: Barberini cultural policies
By: by Peter Rietbergen.
Series: Brill's studies in intellectual history -- v. 135
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Leiden ; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 437
Subjects: Barberini, Francesco, -- 1597-1679.; Urban -- VIII, -- Pope, -- 1568-1644.; Papacy -- History -- 1566-1799.; Rome -- Civilization -- Christian influences -- History -- 17th century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: Intro. When the bees flew.; value: Prologue. Giacinto Gigli, chronicler, or: power in the streets of Rome.; value: Chap. 1. The Barberini build a chapel, or: rising to power in post-Tridentine Rome.; value: Chap. 2. Maffeo Barberini-Urban VIII, the poet-Pope, or: the power of poetic propaganda.; value: Chap. 3. The 'days and works' of Francesco, Cardinal Barberini, or: how to be a powerful cardinal-padrone?; value: Chap. 4. Prince Eckembergh comes to dinner, or: power through culinary ceremony.; value: Chap. 5. The bare feet of St. Augustine, or: the power of religions images.; value: Chapt. 6. Lucas Holste (1596-1661), scholar and librarian, or: the power of books and libraries.; value: Chap. 7. Ibrahim al-Hakilani (1605-1664), or: the power of scholarship and publishing.; value: Chap. 8. Urban VIII between white magic and black magic, or: holy and unholy power.; value: Epilogue. The return of the muses: instruments of cultural policy in Barberini Rome, 1623-1644.; value: Conclusion. "i'Età̀̀̀̀̀̀ fortunata del Mele" or 'Honey's happy age': the Barberini pontificate as a generation, a crossroads; value: problems of perspective.