Project Gutenberg 2023-02-20 Public domain in the USA. 265 Valla, Lorenzo 1407 1457 Delle Valla, Lorenzo Della Valle, Lorenzo De Valle, Lorenzo Vallati, Lorenzo Valle, Lorenzo Vallensis, Laurentius Coleman, Christopher Bush 1875 1944 Coleman, Christopher B. 22013342 The treatise of Lorenzo Valla on the Donation of Constantine $aUnited States :$bYale University Press, $c1922. deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Treatise of Lorenzo Valla on the Donation of Constantine" by Lorenzo Valla is a critical historical treatise written in the early 15th century. The primary topic of this work revolves around the analysis and refutation of the purportedly authentic legal document known as the Donation of Constantine, which claimed to grant extensive powers and territories to the Roman Pontificate. Through his examination, Valla asserts the document is a forgery, challenging the foundations of papal authority and its implications for secular power in medieval Europe. At the start of the text, Valla sets his stage for a bold critique of the Donation, addressing the potential backlash he faces for contesting a well-accepted narrative that legitimized papal supremacy. He emphasizes the historical significance of the Donation and how its acceptance shaped the relationship between the church and secular rulers. Valla's opening arguments highlight the absurdities and inconsistencies within the Donation's claims, including questions about the motivations of Constantine and the supposed acknowledgment by the papacy. He establishes his intent to promote a rigorous method of historical criticism, aiming to dismantle long-held misconceptions while laying groundwork for modern scholarly inquiry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/treatiseoflorenz00valluoft 20200710083218valla 1922 US Reading ease score: 59.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Constitutum Constantini Popes -- Temporal power -- Early works to 1800 Church and state -- Holy Roman Empire BX Text Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Religious 534119 2025-07-27T14:39:50.118520 text/html 519376 2023-02-20T19:32:16 text/html 623488 2025-07-27T14:39:59.066479 application/epub+zip 627860 2025-07-27T14:39:52.107522 application/epub+zip 294478 2025-07-27T14:39:50.969560 application/epub+zip 1006294 2025-07-27T14:40:03.623507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 991313 2025-07-27T14:39:58.160528 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400781 2025-07-27T14:39:48.752562 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 400547 2023-02-20T19:32:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19614 2025-07-27T14:40:03.792451 application/rdf+xml 15363 2025-07-27T14:39:51.311510 image/jpeg 2362 2025-07-27T14:39:51.140534 image/jpeg 155662 2023-02-20T19:32:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 862971 2023-02-20T19:32:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 873659 2025-07-27T14:39:50.167540 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia it.wikipedia