10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIXTUS IV»
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Sixtus IV and Men of Letters
Famous and important is his letter to Sixtus IV prefixed to the fifth volume of
Nicholas de Lyra's Postilla super totam Bibliam 91, which bears the date March
13, 1472. Although basically a plea for papal subsidy to the printers, the letter
sheds ...
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On the Vatican Library of
Sixtus Iv
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
J[Ohn] W[Illis] Clark, 2012
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Renovatio Urbis: Architecture, Urbanism and Ceremony in the ...
In his determination to reinforce the Marian devotion of the Franciscans, in which
the Virgin's conception was believed to have taken place without sin, Sixtus IV
formerly recognised the Feast of the Immaculate Conception in a papal bull
issued ...
4
The Renaissance in Rome
... and Thomism, spoke to the same human and divine truths.204 This tendency
to incorporate the stabilized content of via antiqua scholasticism into the
humanistic form of revived classical rhetoric has a counterpart in the tomb of
Sixtus IV.
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A History of the Papacy During the Period of the Reformation
91 Ecclesiastical opposition to Sixtus IV. . . . . . 91 1481. Andrea, Archbishop of
Krain, in Rome . . . . . 92 Mar. 1482. Proclaims a Council at Basel . . . . . . . 92
November. Collapse of the Archbishop of Krain . . . . . . 94 December. Sixtus IV.
makes ...
6
Reclaiming Rome: Cardinals in the Fifteenth Century
In his biography of Sixtus IV, Platina shows how the pope contributed to both the
ambience and structural support of the basilica.101 He had marble and glass
windows installed that were “suitable for a temple,” making the spaces that had ...
Carol M. Richardson, 2009
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A World History of Architecture
Pope Sixtus IV (1471-84) had restored old churches and commissioned the
building of others, and had attempted to improve circulation within the chaotic
and densely populated medieval quarter by straightening the streets that led to
the ...
Marian Moffett, Michael W. Fazio, Lawrence Wodehouse, 2003
As time went on, other cardinals joined Petrucci: Bandinello Sauli, Francesco
Soderini, Adriano Castellesi, and Raffaele Riario, by then of advanced age and a
powerful kinsman of Sixtus IV's, who, as Guicciardini put it, "was undoubtedly the
...
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The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571: The fifteenth century
He took the name Sixtus IV.1 For some years he had had a reputation as a
reformer, and at first he seemed anxious to maintain peace in Italy in order to
protect Latin interests in the Levant. He was a friend of Galeazzo Maria Sforza,
duke of ...
Kenneth Meyer Setton, 1978
For Sixtus IV, classical culture did not constitute an appropriate image for
Christian society. Like his predecessors in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries,
Sixtus revived the image of early Christian Rome, restoring many of the churches
from that ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIXTUS IV»
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Da Vinci's Demons Season 3 Trailer Promises Big Action
... Ritson as Count Girolamo, Riario, Elliot Cowan as Lorenzo de Medici, Lara Pulver as Clarice Orsini and James Faulkner as Pope Sixtus IV and The Prisoner. «ComingSoon.net, Jul 15»
Can Startup Nation save Israel from Bibi?
By David Rosenberg | Apr. 21, 2015 | 4:21 PM | 3 ... Pietro Perugino and Cosimo Rosselli to Rome to decorate the Sistine Chapel and butter up Pope Sixtus IV. «Haaretz, Apr 15»
Der römische Aufklärer Lukrez: Von unsichtbaren Teilchen
Ein Augustinermönch fertigte diese Abschrift von „De rerum natura“ für Papst Sixtus IV. an. Die Verse waren im Mittelalter fast vergessen. - Foto: Wikipedia. «Tagesspiegel, Jan 15»
Expert dismisses historian's claim that Turin Shroud was made for …
In 1474 Pope Sixtus IV described the shroud as “coloured with the blood of Christ” and in the 1530s the Clare nuns, who repaired the shroud after it had been ... «Catholic Herald Online, Oct 14»
Michelangelo meets the light-emitting diode in Sistine Chapel …
When visitors enter the Sistine Chapel, consecrated in the late 15th century by Pope Sixtus IV, they immediately crane their necks and look upwards toward the ... «Mother Nature Network, Oct 14»
21. Juli 1414 - Papst Sixtus IV. wird geboren: Unheiliger Vater
Dreizehn Jahre hat er über die Christenheit geherrscht wie kein Papst zuvor. Nun liegt Sixtus IV. mit entstelltem Gesicht und geschwollenem Hals im Vatikan auf ... «WDR Nachrichten, Jul 14»
Da Vinci's Demons Review: One Final Riddle
"The Fall from Heaven" finally gives us a little more background into the relationship between Riario and the imposter, Pope Sixtus IV. As it turns out, Sixtus ... «TV Fanatic, May 14»
Building the Picture review: wall-to-wall revelations
This may be the very message from Pope Sixtus IV, granting self-government to Ascoli in 1482, that Crivelli was commissioned to commemorate; indeed he ... «The Guardian, May 14»
Da Vinci's Demons Review: Celestial Bodies
Now that the cat's out of the bag, composer Bear McCreary's theme for Pope Sixtus IV is no longer subtle. We're talking full out Star Wars Imperial March stuff ... «TV Fanatic, Apr 14»
'Da Vinci's Demons' 2x03 'The Voyage of the Damned': Incurring …
Pope Sixtus IV excommunicates Florence. For him this is a good way to legitimize his motives of wanting to take down Florence. After all, Florence did put a ... «Examiner.com, Apr 14»
