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The Humanists And The Emperor In 1452, Brian Maxson

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Review Of A History Of Renaissance Rhetoric 1380-1620, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

Mack provides a comprehensive examination of the content and circulation of rhetorical manuals published during the European Renaissance.

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Writing, Reciting, Responding, And Recording Diplomatic Orations, Brian Maxson

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Review Of Marriage In Premodern Europe: Italy And Beyond, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

Jacqueline Murray's Marriage in Premodern Europe collects a wide-ranging series of essays on marriage covering nearly four hundred years and almost the entire European Continent.

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Review Of Angelo Poliziano’S Lamia: Text, Translation, And Introductory Studies, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

This book reviewed discusses the life of Angelo Poliziano who was a leading humanist in Lorenzo de' Medici's Flroence. Poliziano was brought into the household of Lorenzo as a secretary and tutor for the Medici children in the early 1470's.

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“This Sort Of Men”: The Vernacular And The Humanist Movement In Fifteenth-Century Florence, Brian Jeffrey Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

This article focuses on a sliver of the individuals we now know as the Neo-Latinists, who viewed the vernacular as a vehicle for expression throughout the quattrocento.

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The Crusades And The Lost Literature Of The Italian Renaissance, Brian Maxson

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The Hornet’S Nest: Humanism, Neighbors, And Hatred In Renaissance Florence, Brian Maxson

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Humanism And Magic In The Florentine Ritual Of Command, Brian Maxson

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The Vernacular And The Spread Of Humanism In Fifteenth-Century Florence, Brian Maxson

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Review Of Early Modern Medievalisms: The Interplay Between Scholarly Reflection And Artistic Production, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

This book reviewed deals with the investigation of conceptions of the medieval world called "Medievalisms". In addition, the book's contributors examine how early modern men and women perceived the medieval world and how these interpretations differed from our own in the twenty-first century.

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Review Of Studies In Renaissance Humanism And Politics: Florence And Arezzo, By Robert Black., Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

For nearly four decades Robert Black has published important books and articles on humanism, politics, and education in Renaissance Tuscany. Black published his first monograph, Benedetto Accolti and the Florentine Renaissance,in 1985. Far more than a simple biography, the book is a treasure trove of information about Florence in the mid-Quattrocento. ...

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Review Of Venice’S Most Loyal City: Civic Identity In Renaissance Brescia, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

This book reviewed investigates the negotiations of power between a political center, Venice, and its prized terraferma possession on the periphery, Brescia.

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The Power Of Friendships: Leonardo Bruni As Florentine Diplomat, Brian Maxson

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In The Presence Of Mine Enemies: Pope Martin V, Florence, Diplomats, And Diplomacy, Brian Maxson

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Humanists, Knights, Gifts, Guelfs, And Ghibellines In Fifteenth-Century Florence, Brian Maxson

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Historical Truth, Public Ritual, And Leonardo Bruni’S History Of The Florentine People In Renaissance Florence, Brian Maxson

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The Many Shades Of Praise: Politics And Panegyrics In Fifteenth-Century Florentine Diplomacy, Brian Jeffrey Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

Fifteenth-century diplomatic protocol required the city of Florence to send diplomats to congratulate both new and militarily victorious rulers. Diplomats on such missions poured praise on their triumphant allies and new rulers at friendly locations. However, political realities also meant that these diplomats would sometimes have to praise rulers whose accession or victory opposed Florentine interests. Moreover, different allies and enemies required different levels of praise. Jealous rulers compared the gifts, status, and oratory that they received from Florence to the Florentine entourages sent to their neighbors. Sending diplomats with too little or too much social status and eloquence could …

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Reviews Of Biondo Flavio, Italy Illuminated. Biondo Flavio's Italia Illustrata, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

Biondo Flavio was an erudite and prolific humanist writer who began his literary career in the 1430's and continued producing latin works until his death in 1463. Scholars have attributed Biondo with primary roles in the development of archaeology, topography, historical research, historical criticism, and historical periodization. His writings themselves influenced the content and approach of scholars across Europe for centuries.

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Review Of L’Archivio Preunitario Del Comune Di San Casciano Val Di Pesa, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

Illaria Pescini's book provides a detailed inventory of the communal archive of San Casciano Val di Pesa, which contains documents relevant to a territory traditionally under the control of Florence and located southwest of the city. These documents contain information on both local rule and the relationship of the area with the central administrative authority in Florence. Pescini provides a historical summary of the archive and the territory related to it with particular emphasis on its institutional history.

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Kings And Tyrants: Leonardo Bruni's Translation Of Xenophon's "Hiero", Brian Jeffrey Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

Leonardo Bruni published one of his most widely copied translations, Xenophon's pro-monarchical Hiero, shortly before he penned his more famous original works, his Dialogues and Panegyric to the City of Florence. Scholars have traditionally focused on the political ideas present in these original treatises; yet, despite the centrality of political ideas to the Hiero, its temporal proximity to these works, and its enormous popularity (the work exists in 200 fifteenth-century manuscripts), scholars have neglected to offer a full assessment of Bruni's translation in the context of these works. Bruni's translation of Xenophon's Hiero fit into a debate …

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Social Historical Approaches To Italian Humanists And Humanism, Brian Maxson

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Expressions Of Power In Diplomacy In Fifteenth-Century Florence, Brian Maxson

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Review Of Venice, Cita Excelentissima: Selections From The Renaissance Diaries Of Marin Sanudo. E, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

This fascinating new book, Venice, Cita Excelentissima, contains a series of translated excerpts from the diaries of the Venetian patrician Marin Sanudo (1466-1536). Sanudo wrote his vast diaries between 1496 and 1533. As early as Sanudo's own lifetime, historians used the richness and variety of these diaries as an unparalleled evidentiary source for early modern Venice. The depth of the diaries derives from Sanudo's personal access to govern ment records and, perhaps even more, his attention to detail and the wide range of topics that he deemed worthy of record. The importance of the diaries prompted a group of Italian …

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The Many Shades Of Praise: Diversity In Epideictic Rhetoric In Diplomatic Settings, Brian Maxson

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Humanism And The Ritual Of Command, Brian Maxson

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Review Of Leonardo Bruni Aretino: Histoire, Eloquence Et Poésie À Florence Au Début Du Quattrocento, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

Laurence Bernard-Pradelle’s Leonardo Bruni Aretino: Histoire, e´loquence et poe´sie a` Florence au de´but du Quattrocento seeks to broaden Bruni’s appeal among readers of French. Toward this end, the book offers an extensive introduction to the life and works of Leonardo Bruni. It also includes new Latin editions of several of Bruni’s shorter works with facing-page French translations. The book concludes with a lengthy bibliography. The volume’s primary interest for readers of English will be Bernard-Pradelle’s detailed and learned analysis of Bruni’s sources for the texts published in the volume

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Cultural Gifts In Florentine Diplomacy, Brian Maxson

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Costumed Words: Humanism, Diplomacy, And The Cultural Gift In The Italian Renaissance, Brian Maxson

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Review Of Il Capitolo Di San Lorenzo Nel Quattrocento, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

Paolo Viti's edited collection In Capitolo di San Lorenzo nel Quattrocento offers twenty one meticulously researched articles focused on biographical and cultural studies of the fifteenth-century canons at San Lorenzo in Florence. According to the books introduction, the goal of the studies is to make a "new contribution to the knowledge of the history of the Laurenzian Basilica and of its canons of the fifteenth century in the fuller and more complex panoramic of the history of the Florentine Church" (ix). The book achieves this goal by offering a wealth of new information about individuals prominent in the chapter of …

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The Humanists And The Emperor In 1452, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

Review Of A History Of Renaissance Rhetoric 1380-1620, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

Writing, Reciting, Responding, And Recording Diplomatic Orations, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

Review Of Marriage In Premodern Europe: Italy And Beyond, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

Review Of Angelo Poliziano’S Lamia: Text, Translation, And Introductory Studies, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

“This Sort Of Men”: The Vernacular And The Humanist Movement In Fifteenth-Century Florence, Brian Jeffrey Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

The Crusades And The Lost Literature Of The Italian Renaissance, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

The Hornet’S Nest: Humanism, Neighbors, And Hatred In Renaissance Florence, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

Humanism And Magic In The Florentine Ritual Of Command, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

The Vernacular And The Spread Of Humanism In Fifteenth-Century Florence, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

Review Of Early Modern Medievalisms: The Interplay Between Scholarly Reflection And Artistic Production, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

Review Of Studies In Renaissance Humanism And Politics: Florence And Arezzo, By Robert Black., Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

Review Of Venice’S Most Loyal City: Civic Identity In Renaissance Brescia, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

The Power Of Friendships: Leonardo Bruni As Florentine Diplomat, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

In The Presence Of Mine Enemies: Pope Martin V, Florence, Diplomats, And Diplomacy, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

Humanists, Knights, Gifts, Guelfs, And Ghibellines In Fifteenth-Century Florence, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

Historical Truth, Public Ritual, And Leonardo Bruni’S History Of The Florentine People In Renaissance Florence, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

The Many Shades Of Praise: Politics And Panegyrics In Fifteenth-Century Florentine Diplomacy, Brian Jeffrey Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

Reviews Of Biondo Flavio, Italy Illuminated. Biondo Flavio's Italia Illustrata, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

Review Of L’Archivio Preunitario Del Comune Di San Casciano Val Di Pesa, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

Kings And Tyrants: Leonardo Bruni's Translation Of Xenophon's "Hiero", Brian Jeffrey Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

Social Historical Approaches To Italian Humanists And Humanism, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

Expressions Of Power In Diplomacy In Fifteenth-Century Florence, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

Review Of Venice, Cita Excelentissima: Selections From The Renaissance Diaries Of Marin Sanudo. E, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

The Many Shades Of Praise: Diversity In Epideictic Rhetoric In Diplomatic Settings, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

Humanism And The Ritual Of Command, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

Review Of Leonardo Bruni Aretino: Histoire, Eloquence Et Poésie À Florence Au Début Du Quattrocento, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

Cultural Gifts In Florentine Diplomacy, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

Costumed Words: Humanism, Diplomacy, And The Cultural Gift In The Italian Renaissance, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson

Review Of Il Capitolo Di San Lorenzo Nel Quattrocento, Brian Maxson

Brian J. Maxson