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Title Sabaudian Studies : Political Culture, Dynasty, and Territory (1400-1700) / edited by Matthew Vester
Published Kirksville, Missouri : Truman State University Press, [2013]

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 333 pages) : illustrations
Series Early modern studies ; 12
Early modern studies series ; 12.
Contents Introduction, The Sabaudian lands and Sabaudian studies / Matthew Vester -- Sabaudian studies : the historiographic context / Matthew Vester -- The practice of diplomacy at the court of Amadeus VIII of Savoy (1391-1440) / Eva Pibiri -- Justice and politics : the Conseil de Genevois during the early sixteenth century / Laurent Perrillat -- From Piedmont to Tenochtitlan : the impact of Italian social conflict on Mercurino di Gattinara's policies in New Spain / Rebecca Boone -- Philibert-Albert Bailly, or, The origins of Valdostano particularism / Alessandro Celi -- Recollecting court festivals : ceremonial accounts in sixteenth-century Savoy / Thalia Brero -- Charles Emanuel I's foreign policy : the Duke of Savoy's French voyage (1599-1600) / Stephane Gal and Preston Perluss -- The model of the holy Savoyard prince : a religious discourse for political ends / Michel Merle -- The House of Savoy and the theatre of the world : performances of sovereignty in early modern Rome / Toby Osborne -- The prolonged minority of Charles Emanuel II / Kristine Kolrud -- Fiscality and territory : Ivrea and Piedmont between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries / Guido Alfani -- Reshaping local public space : religion and politics in the Marquisate of Saluzzo between the Reformation and Counter-reformation / Marco Battistoni -- Composite politics in the Val d'Aosta / Matthew Vester -- Sabaudian spaces and territories : Piedmont as a composite state (ecclesiastical enclaves, fiefs, boundaries) / Blythe Alice Raviola -- In memory of Robert Oresko / Geoffrey Symcox, Matthew Vester, Toby Osborne, and Blythe Alice Raviola
Summary "This collection of interdisciplinary essays introduces the history and culture of the lands ruled by the sovereign house of Savoy during the late medieval and early modern periods, territories now part of France, Italy, and Switzerland. Because the Sabaudian realms were geographically, linguistically, and culturally diverse and did not evolve into a single modern nation-state, their early history has been overlooked by historians whose perspectives were often informed by a narrow, national framework. An international team of scholars offers new research that de-provincializes many of the existing rich scholarly assessments of the historical significance of these lands, which were important for rulers and subjects throughout early modern Europe. The volume explores the concept of Sabaudian studies and identifies historiographic developments and current trends in the field. Beginning with the geography and the history of the area, the essays examine Sabaudian political culture (diplomatic practice, judicial institutions, and political thought), dynastic representation (court festivals and celebrations, and the projection of dynastic prestige abroad, with attention to the sacred heritage of the house), and territorial domination (its fiscal, religious, feudal, and composite dimensions)."--Publisher's description
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Savoy, House of.
Savoy, House of
Savoie (maison de) -- Politique et gouvernement -- Histoire.
Political culture -- Savoy (France and Italy) -- History
HISTORY -- Europe -- France.
Political culture
Savoy (France and Italy) -- History.
Europe -- Savoy
Sardinien
Savoie -- 1675-1730 (Victor-Amedee II)
Savoie -- 1416-1713 (Duche de Savoie)
Savoie -- Histoire.
Savoie (comté)
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Vester, Matthew A. (Matthew Allen), author, editor.
LC no. 2012039361
ISBN 9781612480954
1612480950
9780271091006
0271091002