Gasparo Contarini (1483–1542) was a Venetian humanist scholar, theologian, diplomat, and Roman Catholic cardinal. He was an advocate of extensive reform within the church and a leader in the movement for reconciliation with the Lutheran Reformers.Filippo Sabetti is a professor of Political Science at McGill University.Giuseppe Pezzini is a lecturer in Latin at the University of St Andrews, Scotland.Amanda Murphy is a professor of English Language and Translation at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan.

• List of Illustrations AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Gasparo Contarini and Enduring InstitutionsFilippo SabettiAppendix A: The Myth and Anti-myth of Venice Appendix B: Glossary of TermsAppendix C: Principal Events in Gasparo Contarini’s LifeNotes on the Translation: The Latin of De magistratibus et republica VenetorumGiuseppe PezziniThe Republic of VeniceBook I. The City and the Great CouncilBook II. The DogeBook III. The Senate, the Council of Ten, and the CourtsBook IV. Magistracies of the Republic Book V. Magistracies beyond the City, the Army, and Civic InstitutionsReferencesIndex

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