Description
Book SynopsisA detailed examination of the life and career of Cardinal Bendinello Sauli - notorious for his involvement in a plot to murder the Pope.
Trade ReviewThe strength of this book lies in Hyde's uncovering of archive sources which, in future, will provide important points of reference for historians working on a wide range of Renaissance topics including the cardinalate, patronage and humanism. * EUROPEAN HISTORY QUARTERLY *
An accomplished piece of work, based on very extensive research. [It is] to be welcomed as a contribution to sixteenth-century Italian studies, which will valuably repay consultation over a wide range of subjects. * ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW *
Detailed, balanced and judicious. * CHURCH HISTORY *
Hyde's study gives a clear view of the unstable world of favor and finance, dynastic ambitions and intrigue that swirled around the papal court amidst shifting international alliances and war in the early decades of the sixteenth century. * CATHOLIC HISTORICAL REVIEW *
Offers new perspectives on this controversial cardinal as well as engaging reflections on the patronal links which bound pope, cardinals and their courtiers so closely together. * COMITATUS: A JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE STUDIES *
Hyde has gleaned a remarkable amount of material from a truly disparate array of sources and woven it into a rich tapestry portraying early sixteenth-century Rome and the churchmen that made Rome the centre of politics and culture that it was. [Her book] will prove highly useful to anyone working on the many topics touched, from the Sauli in Genoa and Rome, to the papal court to artistic and literary patronage in Renaissance Rome. * HISTORY *
Table of ContentsIntroduction Politics and money: the career of Cardinal Sauli Cardinal Sauli: 'gubernator utilis et ydoneus' The Sauli and early cinquecento reform 'He surpassed all in splendour and pomp'? Cardinal Sauli and humanist patronage The contemporary portraits of Cardinal Sauli The plot to kill Leo X 'Vir bonus et innocens'? Conclusion Bibliography
