History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages
by Ferdinand Gregorovius, Annie Hamilton
Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821–1891) was a celebrated German medieval historian. His monumental study of medieval Rome, first published in 1872 and translated into English between 1894 and 1902, was the first modern account of the medieval history of the city. Volume 6, Part 2 covers the period 1355–1420.
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Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821–1891) was a celebrated German medieval historian. After studying philosophy and theology at the University of Königsberg, Gregorovius moved to Rome in 1852, and became immersed in researching the medieval history of the city. First published in 1872, his monumental study of medieval Rome was the first modern account of the subject, and became the standard reference. This English translation of the fourth German edition appeared between 1894 and 1902. In his work Gregorovius discusses the political, social and cultural changes in the city from 400 to 1534, making extensive use of primary sources. Gregorovius also includes the Renaissance in his study, showing how medieval thought and events influenced political and cultural life and thought during the Renaissance. Volume 6, Part 2 covers the period 1355–1420 and discusses the influence of Petrarch and neo-classicism on Roman culture.
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Book XII. History of the City of Rome from 1355 until 1420: 1. Florence and Milan; 2. Petrarch congratulates Urban; 3. The massacre at Cesena; 4. Boniface IX, Pope, 1389; 5. Gregory XII; 6. John XXIII and the synod in Rome; 7. Culture in the fourteenth century; Index.
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The first modern study of the history of medieval Rome, translated between 1894 and 1902 from the fourth German edition.
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The first modern study of the history of medieval Rome, translated between 1894 and 1902 from the fourth German edition.
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Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821-1891) was a celebrated German medieval historian. His monumental study of medieval Rome, first published in 1872 and translated into English between 1894 and 1902, was the first modern account of the medieval history of the city. Volume 6, Part 2 covers the period 1355-1420.
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Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821-1891) was a celebrated German medieval historian. His monumental study of medieval Rome, first published in 1872 and translated into English between 1894 and 1902, was the first modern account of the medieval history of the city. Volume 6, Part 2 covers the period 1355-1420.
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