The Italian Renaissance State

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Andrea Gamberini and Isabella Lazzarini; Part I. The Italian States:
1. The Kingdom of Sicily Fabrizio Titone;
2. The Kingdom of Naples Francesco Senatore;
3. The Kingdom of Sardinia and Corsica Olivetta Schena;
4. The papal state Sandro Carocci;
5. Tuscan states: Florence and Siena Lorenzo Tanzini;
6. Ferrara and Mantua Trevor Dean;
7. Venice and the Terraferma Michael Knapton;
8. Lombardy under the Visconti and the Sforza Federico Del Tredici;
9. The feudal principalities: the west (Monferrato, Saluzzo, Savoy, Savoy-Acaia) Alessandro Barbero;
10. The feudal principalities: the east (Trent, Bressanone/Brixen, Aquileia, Tyrol and Gorizia) Marco Bellabarba;
11. Genoa, Christine Shaw; Part II. Themes and Perspectives:
12. The collapse of city-states and the role of urban centres in the new political geography of Renaissance Italy Francesco Somaini;
13. The rural communities Massimo Della Misericordia;
14. Lordships, fiefs 'small states' Federica Cengarle;
15. Factions and parties: problems and perspectives Marco Gentile;
16. State, orders and social distinction E. Igor Mineo;
17. Women and the state Serena Ferente;
18. Offices and officials Guido Castelnuovo;
19. Public written records Gian Maria Varanini;
20. The language of politics and the process of statebuilding: approaches and interpretations Andrea Gamberini;
21. Renaissance diplomacy Isabella Lazzarini;
22. Regional states and economic development Franco Franceschi and Luca Mol...;
23. The papacy and the Italian states Giorgio Chittolini;
24. Justice Andrea Zorzi; Bibliography.

Portrait

Andrea Gamberini is Professore Aggregato of the Social and Economic History of the Middle Ages at the University of Milan. Isabella Lazzarini is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Molise.