Civic Politics In The Rome Of Urban Viii
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Civic Politics In The Rome Of Urban Viii
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Author : Laurie Nussdorfer
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2019-04-23
Civic Politics In The Rome Of Urban Viii written by Laurie Nussdorfer and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-23 with History categories.
In this colorful depiction of daily political life in Baroque Rome, Laurie Nussdorfer argues that the lay persons managed to sustain a civic government under the increased papal absolutism of Urban VIII (1623-1644), who oversaw both sacred and secular life. Focusing on the S.P.Q.R. (the Senate and the Roman People), which was ministered from the capitoline Hill, she shows that it provided political representation for lay members of the urban elite, carried out the work of local government, and served as a symbol of the Roman voice in public life. Through a detailed study of how civic authorities derived their sense of legitimacy and how lay subjects maneuvered in informal and disguised ways to block or criticize the papal regime, the author advances a new way of conceiving politics under an absolute ruler. As Nussdorfer analyzes the complex interactions between the lay administration and Urban VIII and his family, the papal administration, and Romans of the upper and lower classes, she also provides fresh insights into the actual practice of early modern government. She takes the plague threat of the early 1630s, the War of Castro (1641-1644), and the interregnum following the pope's death as important test cases of the state's power in times of crisis. Laurie Nussdorfer is Assistant Professor of History and Letters at Wesleyan University. Originally published in 1992. 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.
Articulate Objects
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Author : Aura Satz
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang
Release Date : 2009
Articulate Objects written by Aura Satz and has been published by Peter Lang this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Art categories.
How do objects 'speak' to us? What happens to authorship when voice is projected into inanimate objects? How can one articulate an object into speech? Is the inarticulate body necessarily silent? These are just some of the questions brought up by this unique and unusual collection of essays, which presents subjects and categories often overlooked by the disciplines of art history, visual culture, theatre history and comparative literature. Drawing from and expanding upon the 'Performing Objects, Animating Images' academic session run by the Henry Moore Institute at the Association of Art Historians conference, held in London in 2003, this book presents thirteen essays that bring together a multidisciplinary approach to the animated object. Contributions range from literal accounts of magic lanterns, tableaux vivants, puppets and ventriloquist dummies, to the more abstract notions of voice displacement in audio art and authorship projection in writing machines. The contributors come from diverse backgrounds in art history, cultural history, comparative literature, and artistic, theatrical and curatorial practice, and all tackle the issue of 'articulate objects' from a range of lively and unexpected perspectives.
Power And Religion In Baroque Rome
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Author : P. J. A. N. Rietbergen
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2006
Power And Religion In Baroque Rome written by P. J. A. N. Rietbergen and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
This study analyzes the ways in which a variety of cultural manifestations were the necessary preconditions for (religious) policy and power in the Rome of Urban VIII (1623-1644). Precisely their interaction created what we now call 'Baroque Culture'.
Gusto For Things
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Author : Renata Ago
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2013-04-22
Gusto For Things written by Renata Ago and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-22 with History categories.
We live in a material world—our homes are filled with things, from electronics to curios and hand-me-downs, that disclose as much about us and our aspirations as they do about current trends. But we are not the first: the early modern period was a time of expanding consumption, when objects began to play an important role in defining gender as well as social status. Gusto for Things reconstructs the material lives of seventeenth-century Romans, exploring new ways of thinking about the meaning of things as a historical phenomenon. Through creative use of account books, inventories, wills, and other records, Renata Ago examines early modern attitudes toward possessions, asking what people did with their things, why they wrote about them, and how they passed objects on to their heirs. While some inhabitants of Rome were connoisseurs of the paintings, books, and curiosities that made the city famous, Ago shows that men and women of lesser means also filled their homes with a more modest array of goods. She also discovers the genealogies of certain categories of things—for instance, books went from being classed as luxury goods to a category all their own—and considers what that reveals about the early modern era. An animated investigation into the relationship between people and the things they buy, Gusto for Things paints an illuminating portrait of the meaning of objects in preindustrial Europe.
Art And Architecture In Italy 1600 1750
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Author : Rudolf Wittkower
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 1999-01-01
Art And Architecture In Italy 1600 1750 written by Rudolf Wittkower and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-01-01 with Art categories.
This classic survey of Italian Baroque art and architecture focuses on the arts in every center between Venice and Sicily in the early, high, and late Baroque periods. The heart of the study, however, lies in the architecture and sculpture of the exhilarating years of Roman High Baroque, when Bernini, Borromini, and Cortona were all at work under a series of enlightened popes. Wittkower's text is now accompanied by a critical introduction and substantial new bibliography. This edition-now published in three volumes-will also include color illustrations for the first time.
Rome
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Author : Rose Marie San Juan
language : en
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Release Date : 2001
Rome written by Rose Marie San Juan and has been published by U of Minnesota Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
"Focusing on images and descriptions of movement and spectacle - everyday street activities, congregations in market piazzas, life in the Jewish ghetto and the plague hospital, papal and other ceremonial processions, public punishment, and pilgrimage routes - Rose Marie San Juan uncovers the social tensions and conflicts within seventeenth-century Roman society that are both concealed within and prompted by mass-produced representations of the city. These depictions of Rome - guidebooks, street posters, broadsheets and brochures, topographic and thematic maps, city views, and collectible images of landmarks and other famous sights - redefined the ways in which public space was experienced, controlled, and utilized, encouraging tourists, pilgrims, and penitents while constraining the activities and movements of women, merchants, dissidents, and Jews."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Keepers Of The Keys Of Heaven
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Author : Roger Collins
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2015-11-05
Keepers Of The Keys Of Heaven written by Roger Collins and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-05 with History categories.
Few human institutions have survived so long and played such a continuously important role in world history and affairs than the Papacy. From the time of St Peter to the present day, this establishment has sought to make sense of contemporary issues. Its story is a long and complicated one, full of incident, ideas and the interplay of personalities. In this masterful single volume, eminent scholar Roger Collins offers an account of the entire arc of papal history, describing how its authority was acquired and exercised, and, in turn, challenged and threatened; how it faced and overcame crises - both from within and without; its relationship with Rome; the tradition of artistic patronage; and the character and policies of individual popes. KEEPERS OF THE KEYS OF HEAVEN is a vivid and revealing portrait of an enduring body, chronicling two thousand years of ambition, scandal, persecution, faith and glory.
The Information Master
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Author : Jacob Soll
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2009-05-11
The Information Master written by Jacob Soll and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-11 with History categories.
A fascinating inquiry into Jean-Baptiste Colbert's collection of knowledge
The Papacy Since 1500
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Author : James Corkery
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2010-08-12
The Papacy Since 1500 written by James Corkery and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-12 with History categories.
Structured by detailed studies of significant Popes, these essays explore the evolution of the papacy in the last 500 years.
Morandi S Last Prophecy And The End Of Renaissance Politics
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Author : Brendan Dooley
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2002-04-21
Morandi S Last Prophecy And The End Of Renaissance Politics written by Brendan Dooley and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-04-21 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The pope, furious at such astrological and political effrontery, personally ordered the criminal inquiry that led to Morandi's arrest, trial, and death in prison, probably by assassination.".