Ideological and symbolic depictions of papal power from the pontificate of Nicholas V to Paul II
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https://doi.org/10.6092/1593-2214/88Keywords:
Middle Ages, 15th Century, Rome, Papacy, SymbologyAbstract
The paper investigates the question of ideological and symbolic expressions of papal rule under the popes from Nicholas V to Paul II, concentrating particularly on the way in which the temporal and spiritual dominion of the papacy were being justified in texts other than the formal treatise literature, such as in Pietro Godi’s De coniuratione Porcaria or Giannozzo Manetti’s Vita Nicolai quinti: The study reveals a remarkable distinction between the popes who emphasised the antique imperial origins of papal rule, through the false Donation of Constantine (in particular Paul II in the earlier years of his papacy), and those who showed more reserve towards this tradition (Nicholas V and Pius II).Downloads
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