1st Edition
Roman Ambitions Bishop Thomas James at the Renaissance Papal Court
By Diane E. Booton
Copyright 2027
224 Pages
29 B/W Illustrations
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Routledge
Roman Ambitions explores papal politics and humanist culture through the biographical framework of Thomas James (d. 1504), a Breton cleric who spent nearly two decades in Rome. The Italian Wars (1494–98) waged by King Charles VIII are often considered a seminal turning point in the reception of humanist ideals at the French courts, but some historians place Thomas James among the forerunners.... Read more
Chapter 1. Ambition and Assimilation
Chapter 2. Aspirations
Chapter 3. Circles of Contact
Chapter 4. Public Image and Identity
Chapter 5. A Painted Symbol of Status and Ambition
Chapter 6. Friction and Pragmatism
Chapter 7. Cultural alterity
Chapter 8. “When in Rome”
Biography
Diane E. Booton, PhD, an independent researcher, specializes in manuscripts and printed books of late medieval and early modern Europe, focusing on issues of production, market, provenance, and cultural transmission.
