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E. R. Chamberlin (1926–2006)

Autore di The Bad Popes

42 opere 1,373 membri 18 recensioni

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E. R. Chamberlin was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1926, and came to England with his family in 1933. After serving with the Royal Navy he worked on the staff of a public library, then with a government historical section, and finally as an editor at a publishing house before turning professional mostra altro write mostra meno

Opere di E. R. Chamberlin

The Bad Popes (1969) 582 copie
The Great Cities: Rome (1976) 88 copie
The Emperor Charlemagne (1986) 63 copie
The Sack of Rome (1979) 47 copie
Great English Houses (1983) 27 copie
English Market Towns (1983) 22 copie
Cesare Borgia (1969) 17 copie
The English Cathedral (1987) 15 copie
Preserving the past (1979) 15 copie

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I picked up this book because I thought the title was funny. Having only a vague understanding of the history of the Catholic church (and European politics during the Middle Ages), I got a fair amount out of this book. It's probably not a great work of history, but I found it well written in an elevated-gossip style. Some of these popes were ... pretty bad! (So were some of the non popes.). Another thing I found interesting was that there were periods of years where it's not really clear whose was in charge of the church. One criticism I had was that Stephen VI, who exhumed his predecessor and put him on trial (the Cadaver Synod), wasn't profiled outside a few paragraphs in the introduction.… (altro)
 
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eherbst | 10 altre recensioni | Dec 11, 2023 |
A short, concise book on the city of Florence (Italy) during the Renaissance. Arguably one of the most fascinating cities on the planet (at least to me), this book covers the time period well. Well written, easily readable, and just plain fascinating. I really enjoyed this book.
 
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1Randal | Jun 7, 2023 |
Lots and lots of information in this book! Perhaps too much. It comes across as rather dry and academic, not the kind of book one picks up for a casual read. Would be a great asset for assigning chapters to an university class.
 
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1Randal | Jun 7, 2023 |
Although this is a pretty old publication (1976), it has the classic hallmark of the Great Cities series, giving a thorough and insightful account of the city in its context, covering both the classical age and the modern period. The photographs show their vintage by the generally brown cast and slight fuzziness, but this only adds to their authenticity (no Photoshop here), and the aerial views of the major architectural features are excellent - e.g. the Spanish steps (featured also on the cover), which can only be appreciated in the whole, and not so much from the ground. An altogether delightful book (it loses a star only for its age), well worth the trouble of locating a used copy.… (altro)
 
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Dilip-Kumar | May 25, 2023 |

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Opere
42
Utenti
1,373
Popolarità
#18,736
Voto
½ 3.7
Recensioni
18
ISBN
111
Lingue
7

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