| - Book Title: The Popes: An Illustrated History
- Author: Michael Walsh
- ISBN: 0856858544
- Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
- Year Published: 1980
- Our Normal Price: £22.00 GBP ($0.00 USD)
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- Description: Marshall Cavendish 1980 first edition: hardcover in dust jacket: 256 pages including index: copiously illustrated in black and white and colour : approximately 8.75 by 11.5 inches tall. Synopsis: An illustrated history of the papacy's changing role through the centuries from St Peter to John Paul II. This in-depth survey covers the elevation by Constantine in the fourth century; the papacy's role in the secular sphere: the effects of revolutions and war; the challenges of division within the church; and the personalities of the Popes: including the depravity of Alexander VI, the saintliness of Pious X, the humanity of John XXIII, and the( at the time of publication ) undefined of John Paul II. Contents: Introduction. St Peter. The church goes underground. The rise of the Popes. Rome of the Popes. Popes and the wider world. Popes and emperors. The Papacy in decline. The reform of the Papacy. The zenith of papal power. Exile and schism. Popes of the Renaissance. The reform of the church. Popes and kingdoms. An age of revolutions. The world's conscience. Finding a new role. Pope John Paul II. Further reading. Chronology of the Popes. Index. Condition: dust jacket very clean and good: hardcover very clean and good: contents very clean and good. Please note this is a heavy volume will customers beyond the UK please e-mail for shipping costs.
- Condition: Collectable- Very Good
- Dustcover: Yes
- Binding: Hardback
- Type: Used Books
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