The Politics of Law in Late Medieval & Renaissance Italy
Forty Years On
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
- Initial publish date
- Dec 2011
- Category
- Medieval, Legal History, Renaissance
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- ISBN
- 9781442686021
- Publish Date
- Dec 2011
- List Price
- $66.00
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Description
The Politics of Law in Late Medieval and Renaissance Italy features original contributions by international scholars on the fortieth anniversary of the publication of Lauro Martines' Lawyers and Statecraft in Renaissance Florence, which is recognized as a groundbreaking study challenging traditional approaches to both Florentine and legal history.
Essays by leading historians examine the professional, social, and political functions of Italian jurists from the thirteenth to the late fifteenth centuries. The volume also examines the use of emergency powers, the critical role played by jurists in mediating the rule of law, and the adjudication of political crimes. The Politics of Law in Late Medieval and Renaissance Italy provides both an assessment of Martines' pioneering archival scholarship as well as fresh insights into the interplay of law and politics in late medieval and Renaissance Italy.
About the authors
Lawrin Armstrong is a professor at the Center for Medieval Studies, cross-appointed to the Departments of History and Economics, at the University of Toronto.
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Julius Kirshner is an emeritus professor of Medieval and Renaissance History at the University of Chicago.
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Lauro Martines is a professor emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Editorial Reviews
‘Seldom is a collection of essays as well conceptualized and executed as this one…. A valuable work that serves as an excellent introduction to central issues in late medieval and Renaissance Italian political and legal history.’
Canadian Journal of History, vol 48: spring-summer 2013
