Year: 2018
Type: book-review
Abstract: + 1 map, 6 ill.ISBN 978-0-88844-566-7 (paperback) $30.In the mid-fourteenth century, the Italian city states recognized that "flexible political action" was essential in legitimizing their power, which gave rise to the beginning of "permanent" diplomacy and the emergence of resident ambassadors ( 1).An unprecedented number of public written communications resulted from these changes in the governing nature of Italian cities.In this rich volume of fourteen short essays and abundant published and unpublished diplomatic correspondence, Monica Azzolini and Isabella Lazzarini enable their readers to travel across the globe with the ambassadors and envoys who took the roles of messengers, delegates, orators, mediators, translators, and intelligence gatherers.
Source: Renaissance and Reformation
Institutions: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Durham University
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2989977461