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Contents: The economic predicament of Renaissance cardinals; The housing problems of Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga; Sant’ Andrea at Mantua and Gonzaga patronage 1460-1472; A defence of non-residence in the later 15th century: Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga and the Mantuan clergy; Virtù militare del cardinale Francesco Gonzaga; Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga in Florence; Francesco ’Cardinalino’ (c.1477-1511): the son of Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga; Giovanni Pietro Arrivabene (1439-1504): humanistic secretary and bishop; Bartolomeo Marasca, master of Cardinal Gonzaga's household (1462-1469); The ’bellisimo ingegno’ of Ferdinando Gonzaga (1587-1626), cardinal and duke of Mantua; Postscript on the worldly affairs of Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga and of other princely cardinals; Index.
Summary
This work recounts - in a series of essays - the public and private lives, the practical and moral commitments, and dilemas of Italian Cardinals during the Renaissance period. Concentrating on the period from 1460 to 1520, the problems revolve around the fluctuating influence of the "poporati".
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'David Chambers has made an impressive contribution to our understanding of the Renaissance and it is amply demonstrated in this collection of eleven articles, based on his careful and extensive research in the archives of Mantua and the Vatican.' Apollo 'Chambers’ lucid style and his balanced interpretation of the archival data illuminate not only the political and religious issues of the period, but also the minutiae of life in Renaissance Italy.' Apollo 'solid in its scholarship' Sixteenth Century Journal,Vol. XXIX, No. 2
