PONTIFICATE OF CLEMENT VII: HISTORY, POLITICS, CULTURE; ED. BY KENNETH GOUWENS.
Series: CATHOLIC CHRISTENDOM, 1300-1700
Publisher: ASHGATE
Published: 2005
Place of publication: ALDERSHOT
Language: und; eng
Number of pages: 437
Description: "This interdisciplinary volume, the first on the subject, constitutes a major step forward in our understanding of Clement VII's pontificate. Looking beyond Clement's well-known failures, and anachronistic comparisons with more 'successful' popes, it provides a fascinating insight into one of the most pivotal periods of papal and European history. Drawing on long-neglected sources, as rich as they are abundant, the contributors address a wide variety of important aspects of Clement's pontificate, re-assessing his character, familial and personal relations, political strategies, and cultural patronage, as well as exploring broader issues including the impact of the Sack of Rome, and religious renewal and reform in the pre-Tridentine period."--BOOK JACKET.