An edition of Pope Alexander VI and his court (1921)
Pope Alexander VI and his court
extracts from the Latin diary of Johannes Burchardus, Bishop of Orta and Civita Castellana, Pontifical Master of Ceremonies
By Johann Burchard,F L Glaser,Anonymous
Publish Date
1921
Publisher
N.L. Brown
Language
eng
Pages
222
Description:
Pope Alexander VI and His Court-Extracts from the Latin Diary of Johannes Burchardus, Bishop of Orta and Civita Castellana, Pontifical Master of Ceremonies. Edited by Dr. F. L. Glaser. "The passages selected from the diary succeeds in conveying to the reader the characteristic features of a remarkable period and it's complex personalities as recorded by a contempory" - Dr. F. L. Glaser An excellent historical account of the papal court protocol, the people and events of the times.
subjects: History, Papal States, 1432 thru 1503, Diaries, Sources, Papacy, Early works to 1800
People: Innocent VIII Pope (1432-1492), Alexander VI Pope (1431-1503), Borgia family, Pope Sixtus IV (1414–1484)Innocent VIII Pope (1432-1492), Rodrigo Borgia-Alexander VI Pope (1431-1503)
Places: Papal States, Rome, Italy, Europe