"SECRET MEMOIRS OF A RENAISSANCE POPE" Folio Society 1988 Hardcover Slipcase

by Piccolomini

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First edition

The Commentaries of Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini (Pope Pius II) is a firsthand Renaissance autobiography in which the author recounts his rise from a modest Sienese nobleman and humanist scholar to the papacy, while interweaving personal reflection with a detailed chronicle of 15th‑century European politics, diplomacy, and religion; written in a classical Latin style, it describes his travels, ambitions, and shifting loyalties, offers vivid portraits of courts and cities, and closely follows major events of his time—especially his failed efforts to unite Europe against the Ottoman Turks—creating a work that is at once memoir, political analysis, and historical narrative. Please review all photos for your best idea of condition. Book is in excellent shape. The slip case shows some minor shelfware rubbing.

• Publisher: The Folio Society
• Year: 1988
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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