Ferdinand Gregorovius' History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages, Book Fourteen, covers the years 1503 to 1534. It treats the end of Cesare Borgia; Pius III and Julius II; Italian politics, France, and Spain; the Reformation; urbanism and architecture in Rome under Julius II; Bramante, Sangallo, the Vatican, and the new st. peters; Raphael, Michelangelo, the Sistine Chapel; Leo X and Medici Rome; France, Naples, the Empire under Maximilian and Charles V; the Renaissance in Rome: Humanism, the Classics, the Academies and University; history and poetry; Giulio Romano, Sansovino; palaces and villas; urbanism under Leo X; the expansion of the city; population growth; the decay of the urban aristocracy. It also treats Adrian VI G anarchy and plague in Rome ; attempts at Reform; Francis I and the French invasion; Clement VII; the War of the League; the imperial march towards Rome; Frundsberg, Bourbon, Giovanni Medici and Lannoy; the Sack of Rome, 1527; Clement VII in Castel Sant'Angelo; impact of the Sack on the arts and learning; Rome after the Sack; the Peace of Cambray; Charles V emperor; death of Clement VII, september 25, 1534; close of the History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages; and a comprehensive index to all eight volumes.
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Author: Gregorovius, Ferdinand
Publisher: Italica Press, Inc.
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages, 1503-1534, Book 14
Pages: 00856 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2006-03-09
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780934977807
Category: History : Europe - General