A Renaissance Court : Milan under Galleazzo Maria Sforza / Gregory Lubkin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lubkin, Gregory, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Renaissance--Italy--Milan.

Renaissance.

Milan (Italy)--History--To 1535.

Milan (Italy).

Milan (Italy)--Court and courtiers.

Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan, 1444-1476.

Galeazzo Maria Sforza.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii, 405 p., [16] p. of plates ) ill. ;

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, California : University of California Press, [1994]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ambitious, extravagant, progressive, and sexually notorious, Galeazzo Maria Sforza inherited the ducal throne of Milan in 1466, at the age of twenty-two. Although his reign ended tragically only ten years later, the young prince's court was a dynamic community where arts, policy making, and the panoply of state were integrated with the rhythms and preoccupations of daily life. Gregory Lubkin explores this vital but overlooked center of power, allowing the members of the Milanese court to speak for themselves and showing how dramatically Milan and its ruler exemplified the political, cultural, religious, and economic aspirations of Renaissance Italy.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Author's Notes

Glossary

Archival Abbreviations

Prologue (March 1466)

1. "The Second Prince and Lord in Italy". The Milanese Dominion and Its Rulers

2. "To Give Form and Order to Matters of Our Court". Galeazzo Lays the Groundwork for His Reign (1466-1468)

3. "The Prince Himself Becomes More Eminent". Galeazzo Establishes His Princely Presence (1468-1470)

4. "He Was . . . Splendid Beyond Measure in His Court". Galeazzo Asserts His Princely Style (1470-1472)

5. "He Who Lives at Court Dies in the Poorhouse". Conditions of Life and Work at Court

6. "To Gain the Friendship of Many Leading Men" The Politics of Honor (1472-1474)

7. "With the Greatest Pleasure and Contentment of the Heart". Love and Hate at the Court of Milan (1474-1475)

8. "To the Praise and Glory o f . . . All the Triumphant Celestial Court". Splendor, Intimacy, and Death (1475-1476)

9. "His Court Was One of the Most Brilliant in the Whole World". Galeazzo's Court in Historical Perspective

Epilogue (December 1476)

Appendix 1. Itinerary of Duke Galeazzo Maria Sforza, 1468-1476

Appendix 2. Persons to be Lodged When Traveling with the Milanese Ducal Court, 1476

Appendix 3. Princes and Feudatories Invited to Milan for Christmas, 1472

Appendix 4. Persons in Ducal Party for 1471 Visit to Florence

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520913455

0520913450

9780585162386

0585162387

OCLC:

1163878154