IMC 2007: Sessions
Session 809: The Papacy at Avignon, II: Political and Cultural Life
Tuesday 10 July 2007, 16.30-18.00
Organiser: | Melanie Brunner, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds |
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Moderator/Chair: | Melanie Brunner, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds |
Paper 809-a | Pope John XXII in the Margins: Annotations Old and New (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Ecclesiastical History, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
Paper 809-c | Ubi papa, ibi Roma: Simone Martini's 'Holy Family' in the Avignon Context (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History |
Abstract | These sessions will explore different aspects of papal government in Avignon, drawing on the records preserved in the papal registers and on papal marginalia. The first paper will discuss Italians working at the curia during the pontificate of John XXII, while the second paper will examine the European policies of the same pope. The third paper will investigate the evidence provided by marginalia for papal government, and the last paper will explore papal peace initiatives during the Hundred Years’ War. The sessions will therefore provide new insights both into the value of papal registers as a historical source and into the mechanics of papal government. |