At the Court of the Borgia, Being an Account of the Reign of Pope Alexander VI [6] (The Folio Society)

245 pp. 8vo. Maps on endpapers, maps and illustrations in text. The diary of the master of ceremonies to Pope Alexander VI (Rodrigo Lanzol Borgia), providing a firsthand account of the ecclesiastical and political influence of the powerful Italian/Spanish family of the Italian Renaissance. While there is a great deal of speculation regarding the immorality and criminal activity of the family, this account concentrates primarily on diplomacy and political procedures of the day.