At the Court of the Borgia: Being an Account of the Reign of Pope Alexander VI written by his Master of Ceremonies Johann Burchard edited and translated by Geoffrey Parker 1st ed.

The Folio Society 
1963 
Hardcover 
1st Edition
245 Pages 
15.5 x 22cm 

Condition: Good 

The diary of Johann Burchard, Master of Ceremonies to Pope Alexander VI, offering a detailed record of life at the Vatican during the Borgia papacy. Covering court rituals, political manoeuvring, and personal scandal, the text provides a rare primary account of Renaissance power at its most intricate and controversial. An important historical source for understanding the realities behind one of the most infamous papal courts.