The Invention of Papal History: Onofrio Panvinio Between Renaissance and Catholic Reform

by Stefan Bauer

How was the history of post-classical Rome and of the Church written in the Catholic Reformation? Historical texts composed in Rome at this time have been considered secondary to the city's significance for the history of art. The Invention of Papal History corrects this distorting emphasis and shows how historical writing became part of a comprehensive formation of the image and self-perception of the papacy. By presenting and fully contextualising...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198880650
• ISBN13: 9780198880653
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.1"