On the Donation of Constantine, Hardback/Lorenzo Valla

Valla (1407-1457) was the most important theorist of the humanist movement. His most famous work is the present volume, an oration in which Valla uses new philological methods to attack the authenticity of the most important document justifying the papacy's claims to temporal rule. Publisher: Harvard University Press Author(s): Lorenzo Valla Illustration(s): none Translator: G. W. Bowersock Number of pages: 224 Collection: The I Tatti Renaissance Library Publication date: 2007 Dimensions: 140 x 211 x 21 Cover type: Hardback