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"Saper La Mente Della Soa Beatitudine": Pope Paul Ii And The Ambassadorial Community In Rome (1464-71), Paul M. Dover
"Saper La Mente Della Soa Beatitudine": Pope Paul Ii And The Ambassadorial Community In Rome (1464-71), Paul M. Dover
Faculty Articles
This article examines the practice of the ambassadors sent by the Italian states to the court of Pope Paul II (1464-1471), focusing in particular on how they have embraced their role as an informant. Since Paul was a pope unstable, often impenetrable and inaccessible, the ambassadors were often obliged to obtain information about the Pope and his intentions indirectly. Relying heavily on the Roman diplomatic correspondence during the pontificate of Paul, this article shows how ambassadors have built networks of contacts within the papal court to ensure a continuous supply of useful information and in time. These networks thus comprised …
Review: The Historic Oakland Cemetery Of Atlanta: Speaking Stones, Ronda Sanders
Review: The Historic Oakland Cemetery Of Atlanta: Speaking Stones, Ronda Sanders
Georgia Library Quarterly
Review of the non-fiction book "The Historic Oakland Cemetery of Atlanta: Speaking Stones," by Cathy J. Kaemmerlen.
Review: Circling Home, Kate Farley
Review: Circling Home, Kate Farley
Georgia Library Quarterly
Review of the non-fiction book "Circling Home," by John Lane.
A Timeline Of Important Events In Georgia Public Library History, Elaine Hardy
A Timeline Of Important Events In Georgia Public Library History, Elaine Hardy
Georgia Library Quarterly
The article presents a chronology of significant events in the history of Georgia's public library service from 1809 to 2008. In 1809, a subscription library was opened by the Savannah Library Society. In 1900, Mayors S. B. Price and Bridges Smith of Macon established the Price Free Library for the poor. From 1933 to 1934, jobs in public and school libraries in Georgia were created by the Civil Works Administration. In 2000, libraries in Georgia started to purchase and install equipment and software through funding from the Gates Foundation. As of 2008, there are 61 library systems, 33 regional library …
Review: Stand Up For Alabama: Governor George Wallace, Peter Otto
Review: Stand Up For Alabama: Governor George Wallace, Peter Otto
Georgia Library Quarterly
Review of the non-fiction book "Stand Up for Alabama: Governor George Wallace," by Jeff Frederick.
Review: An Angry Drum Echoed: Mary Musgrove, Queen Of The Creeks, Vanessa Cowle
Review: An Angry Drum Echoed: Mary Musgrove, Queen Of The Creeks, Vanessa Cowle
Georgia Library Quarterly
Review of the young adult biographical novel "An Angry Drum Echoed: Mary Musgrove, Queen of the Creeks," by Pamela Bauer Mueller.
Review: Walker Percy Remembered: A Portrait In The Words Of Those Who Knew Him, Pat Borck
Review: Walker Percy Remembered: A Portrait In The Words Of Those Who Knew Him, Pat Borck
Georgia Library Quarterly
Review of the non-fiction book "Walker Percy Remembered: A Portrait in the Words of Those Who Knew Him," by David Horace Harwell.
Review: Blood & Irony: Southern White Women’S Narratives Of The Civil War, 1861-1927, Maureen Puffer-Rothenberg
Review: Blood & Irony: Southern White Women’S Narratives Of The Civil War, 1861-1927, Maureen Puffer-Rothenberg
Georgia Library Quarterly
Review of the non-fiction book "Blood & Irony: Southern White Women’s Narratives of the Civil War, 1861-1927," by Sarah E. Gardner.
Review: The New Encyclopedia Of Southern Culture, Volume 3: History, Vanessa Cowie
Review: The New Encyclopedia Of Southern Culture, Volume 3: History, Vanessa Cowie
Georgia Library Quarterly
Review of the non-fiction book "The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, Volume 3: History," edited by Charles Reagan Wilson.
Review: The Schoolhouse Door: Segregation’S Last Stand At The University Of Alabama, Ravonne Green
Review: The Schoolhouse Door: Segregation’S Last Stand At The University Of Alabama, Ravonne Green
Georgia Library Quarterly
Review of the non-fiction book "The Schoolhouse Door: Segregation’s Last Stand at the University of Alabama," by E. Culpepper Clark.
Review: The Unexpected Exodus: How The Cold War Displaced One Southern Town, Diane Fulkerson
Review: The Unexpected Exodus: How The Cold War Displaced One Southern Town, Diane Fulkerson
Georgia Library Quarterly
Review of the non-fiction book "The Unexpected Exodus: How the Cold War Displaced One Southern Town," by Louise Cassels.
Review: Civil War Weather In Virginia, James Taylor
Review: Civil War Weather In Virginia, James Taylor
Georgia Library Quarterly
Review of the non-fiction book "Civil War Weather in Virginia," by Robert K. Krick.
Review: Court-Martial At Parris Island: The Ribbon Creek Incident, Geoffrey P. Timms
Review: Court-Martial At Parris Island: The Ribbon Creek Incident, Geoffrey P. Timms
Georgia Library Quarterly
Review of the non-fiction book "Court-Martial at Parris Island: The Ribbon Creek Incident," by John C. Stevens III.