Author: Thomas F. Mayer
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812244737
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Drawing on the Roman Inquisition's own records, diplomatic correspondence, local documents, newsletters, and other sources, Thomas F. Mayer provides an intricately detailed account of the ways the Inquisition operated to serve the papacy's long-standing political aims in Naples, Venice, and Florence between 1590 and 1640.