The Roman Inquisition on the stage of Italy, c. 1590-1640 / Thomas F. Mayer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mayer, Thomas F. (Thomas Frederick), 1951-2014.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inquisition--Italy--History--16th century.

Inquisition--Italy--History--17th century.

Trials (Heresy)--Italy--History--16th century.

Trials (Heresy)--Italy--History--17th century.

Trials (Heresy).

History.

Inquisition.

Italy--Church history--16th century.

Italy.

Church history.

Italy--Church history--17th century.

Catholic Church. Congregatio Romanae et Universalis Inquisitionis.

Physical Description:

361 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2014]

Summary:

Thomas F. Mayer traces the development of the Roman Inquisition as an institution that initially followed medieval antecedents but went beyond them, becoming a highly articulated centralized organ directly dependent on the pope. By the late sixteenth century the Roman Inquisition had developed its own distinctive procedures, legal process, and personnel, the congregation of cardinals and a professional staff. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Spain and Naples 11

Chapter 2 Naples: Tommaso Campanella 46

Chapter 3 Venice in the Wake of the Interdict 64

Chapter 4 Venice: Giordano Bruno, Cesare Cremonini, and Marcantonio De Dominis 115

Chapter 5 Florence I 152

Chapter 6 Florence II 198.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780812245738

0812245733

OCLC:

847246340