| Description |
xiii, 353 pages : group portrait ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
"Bibliography of the writings of Theodor E. Mommsen": pages 349-353. Bibliographical footnotes. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Studies in the diplomatic and military history of Italy and the empire, 1316-1687: Habsburg-Angevin marriage alliance of 1316 -- Castruccio Castracani and the empire -- Accession of the Helvetian Federation to the Holy League: an unpublished bull of Pope Julius II of March 17, 1512 -- Venetians in Athens and the destruction of the Parthenon in 1687 -- pt. 2. Petrarchan studies: An introduction to Petrarch's sonnets and songs -- An early representation of Petrarch as poet laureate -- Petrarch's conception of the "dark ages" -- Petrarch and the Decoration of the Sala Virorum Illustrium in Padua -- Petrarch and the story of The choice of Hercules -- Last will: a personal document of Petrarch's old age -- Rudolph Agricola's Life of Petrarch -- pt. 3. Studies in early Christian historiography: St. Augustine and the Christian idea of progress: the background of The city of God -- Aponius and Orosius on the significance of the Epiphany -- Orosius and Augustine. |
| Subject |
Italy -- History -- 1268-1492.
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Italy. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
1268-1492 |
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Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374.
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Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374. |
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Christian literature, Early -- History and criticism.
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Christian literature, Early. |
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Italy -- History -- 1492-1559.
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| Chronological Term |
1492-1559 |
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Literatura Cristiana Primitiva -- Discursos, ensayos, conferencias
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