The power of protocol : diplomatics and the dynamics of Papal government, c. 400 - c.1600 / D. L. d'Avray, University College London and Jesus College, Oxford
Published
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, [2023]
1. Introduction -- 2. The history of papal diplomatic -- 3. Papal documents, c. 400 – c. 1150 -- 4. The religious governance of the Latin world, 1150–1378 -- 5. From schism to counter reformation, c. 1450–c.1600 -- 6. Retrospective: some long-term continuities -- Reproductions
Summary
"How did the papacy govern European religious life without a proper bureaucracy and the normal resources of a state? The Power of Protocol explores how the demand for papal services was met and examines the genesis and structure of papal documents from the Roman empire to after the Council of Trent in the sixteenth century"-- Provided by publisher
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 07, 2023)