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Tyranny under the mantle of St Peter : Pope Paul II and Bologna / by Ian Robertson.
Van Pelt Library DG975.B61 R63 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Robertson, Ian, 1935-
- Series:
- Late medieval and early modern studies ; 5.
- Late medieval and early modern studies ; 5
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Paul II, Pope, 1417-1471.
- Paul.
- Popes--Temporal power.
- Popes.
- Despotism--Italy--Bologna--History--To 1500.
- Despotism.
- History.
- Bologna (Italy)--History--To 1506.
- Bologna (Italy).
- Bologna (Italy)--Politics and government.
- Italy--Bologna.
- Physical Description:
- x, 245 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, [2002]
- Contents:
- Chapter I The Political Mind of Paul II and his View of the Bolognese Regime 5
- Chapter II The Bolognese Regime of 1464: 'These Sedici Enjoy all that City' 25
- 1. The Evolution of the Sedici Riformatori 31
- 2. The Older Communal Constitution and its Offices 49
- 3. Financial Management and Economic Privilege 65
- (a) The 'privatization' of Bolognese public finance 66
- (b) The concession of privileges and immunities 79
- Tax exemptions 79
- Subventions and pensions 84
- Business concessions 88
- (c) Appropriation of the city's fabric, its spaces, and its celebrations 89
- (d) Appropriation of the contado 98
- 4. The Bentivoglio and the 'Bentivoleschi' 113
- Chapter III The Confrontation Between Paul II and Bologna 139
- 1. The Management of the Public Finances 145
- 2. The Composition and Functioning of the Sedici 169
- Chapter IV The Impact of Paul II's Intervention in Bolognese Affairs 205.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-238) and index.
- ISBN:
- 2503513034
- OCLC:
- 49239177
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