On the Donation of Constantine |
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Author:
| Valla, Lorenzo |
Translator:
| Bowersock, G. W. |
Series title: | Tatti Renaissance Library |
ISBN: | 978-0-674-02533-2 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2007 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $61.95 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.