Author: Guenée, Bernard
Title: Between Church And State - The Lives Of Four French Prelates In The Late Middle Ages
Description: Univerisity of Chicago Press, 1991, 1st US edition. Cloth spined boards, dj, F/F. [iv]+447pp, index, a fine copy in a fine dustjacket. Hardback with dustjacket. ISBN: 0226310329 ¶ Detailed study of the lives of four French bishops, who, because of their office were intellectuals & politicians. The book shows how these men rose in the hierachy that was medieval society by way of ambition & talent, not birth. The four are Bernard Gui [ 1261 - 1331 ] ( of 'Name of the Rose' fame ), Gilles Le Muisit [ 1272 - 1353 ], Pierre d'Ailly [ 1351 - 1420 ] & Thomas Basin [ 1412 - 1490 ].

Keywords: ISBN 0226310329, medieval history, biography, catholicism, inquisition 0226310329