Il nipotismo di Roma : or, the history of the popes nephevvs; wherein is related the reasons which move the popes to make their nephews great. Together with all the good and the mischief they have done to the Catholick Church ever since the election of Sixtus the IV. Anno 1471. to the death of the last pope Alexander the VII. Anno 1667. Also of the difficulties which the ministers of princes find in treating with them, and of the remedy how to free themselves from those difficulties. As likewise the reasons why none of the families of the popes have remained long in any grandeur. In two parts. Written in Italian by the author of the Life for Donna Olympia, and Englished by W.A. Fellow of the Royal Society
Leti, Gregorio, 1630-17011669
Book
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage LibraryHeritage Strongroom | Reference | S/K 52Rare Books | Not for loan (Set: 01 Oct 2020) |
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Imprint:
London : printed for John Starkey; at the Miter near Temple-Bar in Fleet-street,, 1669
Collation:
[8], 158; [6]; 169, [3] p., [1] leaf of plate : port. ; 8°.
Notes:
The author of the Life for Donna Olympia = Gregorio Leti.W.A. = William Aglionby.Line 5 of title: "Popes Nephevvs;"; line 8: "mischief".The second part has special t.p. and separate paging.Frontispiece = portrait of Pope Alexander VII."The succession of the popes mentioned in this book": p. [170-171] at end.
Local class:
S/K 52
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3047768