The Elect Nation: The Savonarolan Movement in Florence 1494-1545

by Lorenzo Polizzotto

The Elect Nation is the first comprehensive study of the religious, political and cultural movement inspired by Savonarola. Based on a thorough examination of archival material and manuscript sources, the book argues that the followers of Savonarola exercised a profound influence on every facet of Florentine life during the important period of the city's transition from republic to principate. It is the author's contention that their ideology and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199206007
• ISBN13: 9780199206001
• Release Date: February 1995
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 502 Pages
• Weight: 1.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"