Lives of the Popes. Antiquity, Hardback/Bartolomeo Platina

Imprisoned for conspiring against Pope Paul II, Platina (1421-1481) returned to favor under Pope Sixtus IV, and composed this biographical compendium of the Roman popes, which became the standard reference on papal history for early modern Europe. This first complete translation into English is accompanied by an improved Latin text. Publisher: Harvard University Press Author(s): Bartolomeo Platina Number of pages: 368 Collection: The I Tatti Renaissance Library Publication date: 2008 Dimensions: 210 x 144 x 25 Cover type: Hardback