The office of ambassador in the Middle Ages / by Donald E. Queller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Queller, Donald E., author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ambassadors--History.

Ambassadors.

Middle Ages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 pages).

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1967.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The evolution of the office of the ambassador from the primitive messenger (nuncius) through the Roman law procurator to the nearly modern resident ambassador is traced in this study of the ambassador of representative institutions to the relations among states in the Middle Ages. The book makes use of official diplomatic documents, many unpublished, and most of them drawn from archives in Venice, England, and Flanders, reflecting the diplomatic activities of a great Italian city-state, a national monarchy, and a powerful feudal county. Chronicles have been used as supplementary sources, especially when the chronicler was an experienced diplomat, such as Villehardouin or Commines.Originally published in 1967.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Abbreviations

Preface

I. The Nuncius

II. The Procurator or Plenipotentiary

III. The Ambassador

IV. Functions of the Ambassador

V. Letters and Reports

VI. Personnel and Expenses

VII. Immunities and Ceremonies

VIII. Ratification

IX. Summary

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780691628578

0691628572

9780691622873

0691622876

OCLC:

1016844621