The Roman Inquisition on the Stage of Italy, c. 1590-1640

by Thomas F. Mayer

From the moment of its founding in 1542, the Roman Inquisition acted as a political machine. Although inquisitors in earlier centuries had operated somewhat independently of papal authority, the gradual bureaucratization of the Roman Inquisition permitted the popes increasing license to establish and exercise direct control over local tribunals, though with varying degrees of success. In particular, Pope Urban VIII's aggressive drive to establish...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812245733
• ISBN13: 9780812245738
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.0"