Niccolo Ridolfi and the Cardinal''s Court - Politics, Patronage and Service in Sixteenth-Century Italy

This book examines Cardinal Ridolfi and his court in order to understand the extent to which cardinalate courts played a key part in Rome's resurgence.

List of contents

Prologue / 1 Introduction / 2 A Florentine Ottimati Family / 3 The Accumulation of Wealth / 4 Sack, Siege and Republican Fervour / 5 The Cardinal's Court in Rome: Models and Practice / 6 Serving the Household / 7 Household Expenditure: Provisioning and Consumption / 8 Travel and Ceremony / 9 The Cardinal's Patronage / 10 Reform and the "Entrata" into Vicenza / 11 Exile and the Household / 12 The Conclave of 1549 / Conclusion / Appendix 1 / Bibliography

About the author

Lucinda Byatt is a lecturer in history at the Centre for Open Learning, University of Edinburgh.

Summary

This book examines Cardinal Ridolfi and his court in order to understand the extent to which cardinalate courts played a key part in Rome’s resurgence.

Product details

• Authors: Lucinda Byatt, Lucinda (University of Edinburgh Byatt, Byatt Lucinda
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032323947
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3232394-7
• No. of pages: 338
• Series: Routledge Studies in Renaissance and Early Modern Worlds of Knowledge
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance