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AT THE COURT OF THE BORGIA

Written by Johann Burchard, Geoffrey Parker
Published by Folio Society in 1963

£ 12.00 Photo of AT THE COURT OF THE BORGIA- Stock Number: 1830192

AT THE COURT OF THE BORGIA
Written by Johann Burchard, Geoffrey Parker.
Stock no. 1830192
1st thus. 1963. Hardback. Very good condition.

Being an Account of the Reign of Pope Alexander VI written by his Master of Ceremonies Johann Burchard, edited and translated by Geoffrey Parker. Brown decorated cloth. Gilt title and decorations to spine and front board. B/w illustrations. Top edge red. 245 pages including index. Spine lightly faded (slight). Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is grubby and worn (being white in colour) and has small neat previous owner's name in ink to one side at horizontal edge.

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Cover of AT THE COURT OF THE BORGIA by Johann Burchard; Geoffrey Parker

Contents

  • Introduction
  • Prologue: The Election of Alexander VI
  • 1 The Visit of Don Federigo of Aragon to Rome (December 1492 - January 1943)
  • 2 Papal Visits to Churches in Rome (February - March 1493)
  • 3 The Arrival of the Turkish Ambassador - Lucrezia's First Marriage (June 1493)
  • 4 The Coronation of King Alfonso II (May 1494)
  • 5 The Wedding of Don Joffre Borgia (May 1494)
  • 6 Charles VIII and the French in Rome (November 1494 - February 1495)
  • 7 The Embassy to the Emperor Maximilian (July - November 1496)
  • 8 The First Borgia Campaign against the Orsini (October 1496 - February 1497)
  • 9 Easter Celebrations in Rome (March 1497)
  • 10 The Murder of the Duke of Gandia (June 1497)
  • 11 The Fall of a Favourite, Bartolomeo Flores, Archbishop of Cosenza (September - October 1497)
  • 12 The End of Savonarola's Power (April - May 1498)
  • 13 Lucrezia's Second Marriage and Cesare's Campaign for Power (August 1498 - December 1499)
  • 14 The Proclamation of the Jubilee Year at Rome (Christmas 1499)
  • 15 Cesare's Victory at Forli and the Murder of the Duke of Bisceglia (January - August 1500)
  • 16 The Alliance with France and Spain against Naples and the Colonna (June - August 1501)
  • 17 Lucrezias Marriage to Alfonso d'Este - Christmas Celebrations (September 1501 - January 1502)
  • 18 The Pope's Visit to Piombino (January - March 1502)
  • 19 The Death and Funeral of Cardinal Ferrari of Moderna (July 1502)
  • 20 The Triump of the Borgias (July 1502 - February 1503)
  • 21 The Illness and Death of Alexander VI (August 1503)
  • Epilogue
  • Source References of Passages in Text
  • Recommendations for Further Reading
  • Biographical Index