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On the Donation of Constantine
Lorenzo Valla
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Paperback. Uses philological methods to attack the authenticity of the most important document justifying the papacy's claims to temporal rule. Translator(s): Bowersock, G. W. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 133 x 7. Weight in Grams: 132.
Lorenzo Valla (1407-1457) was the leading theorist of the Renaissance humanist movement and the author of major works on Latin style, scholastic logic, and other topics. In On the Donation of Constantine he uses new philological methods to attack the authenticity of the most important document justifying the papacy's claims to temporal rule, in a brilliant analysis that is often seen as marking the beginning of modern textual criticism. Widely translated throughout Europe during the Reformation, the work was placed on the Church's Index of Prohibited Books. This volume provides a new translation with introduction and notes by ... Read more
Lorenzo Valla (1407-1457) was the leading theorist of the Renaissance humanist movement and the author of major works on Latin style, scholastic logic, and other topics. In On the Donation of Constantine he uses new philological methods to attack the authenticity of the most important document justifying the papacy's claims to temporal rule, in a brilliant analysis that is often seen as marking the beginning of modern textual criticism. Widely translated throughout Europe during the Reformation, the work was placed on the Church's Index of Prohibited Books. This volume provides a new translation with introduction and notes by ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
The I Tatti Renaissance Library
Condition
New
Weight
132g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674030893
SKU
V9780674030893
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About Lorenzo Valla
G. W. Bowersock is Professor Emeritus of Ancient History at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.
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