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Absolutism in Renaissance Milan : plenitude of power under the Visconti and the Sforza, 1329-1535

Title
Absolutism in Renaissance Milan : plenitude of power under the Visconti and the Sforza, 1329-1535 / Jane Black.
Author
Black, Jane, 1945-
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

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Description
ix, 242 p.; 25 cm.
Subject
  • Visconti family
  • Sforza family
  • Renaissance > Italy > Milan
  • Power (Social sciences) > Italy > Milan > History > To 1500
  • Authoritarianism > Italy > Milan > History > To 1500
  • Law > Italy > Milan > History > To 1500
  • Duchies > Italy > History > To 1500
  • Milan (Italy) > History > To 1535
  • Milan (Italy) > Politics and government
  • Milan (Italy) > Social conditions
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Rulers of Milan, 1287-1535 -- Plenitude of power : absolutism in the Middle Ages -- The early Visconti and the claim to plenitude of power -- Giangaleazzo's investiture and its legacy -- Lawyers and the absolute powers of the duke -- Plenitude of power in practice : preserving justice while infringing rights -- Lawyers and the repudiation of ducal absolutism -- The surrender of absolute power in Milan -- Appendix 1: Certa scientia, non obstante, motu proprio -- Appendix 2: Plenitude of power and iura reservata.
Call Number
JFE 10-967
ISBN
  • 9780199565290 (alk. paper)
  • 0199565295 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2009024504
OCLC
YBP 2009024504
Author
Black, Jane, 1945-
Title
Absolutism in Renaissance Milan : plenitude of power under the Visconti and the Sforza, 1329-1535 / Jane Black.
Imprint
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 10-967
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