- Madonna, conventional idea of, [18].
- Malatesta, [172].
- Malespini, chronicle, 251.
- Mantegna, works, [489].
- Mantuanus, B., quoted, [394].
- Marlowe quoted, [336].
- Marston, cited, [473], [475].
- Massa, B. da, [611].
- Masuccio quoted, [458], [486].
- Matarazzo, works, [292]; quoted, [583].
- Medici, their policy, [87], [90], [128], [155], [228], [230];
- Michelet quoted, [15], [585].
- Middle Age: mental condition, [6], [13];
- Milan, [58]; Visconti and Sforza, [154].
- Milman quoted, [530].
- Milton, [454].
- Mirandola, [171], [456], [520];
- quoted, 401, [511].
- Monaldeschi, L. B., [252].
- Montferrat, [146].
- Montone, B. da, [123], [159].
- Morals (see Italy, society; Papacy, court; Virtu;) in Cellini's memoirs, [325];
- Müntz, E., cited, [384].
- Muzio quoted, [174].
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- Naples (see Italy), attraction for foreigners, [566];
- Nardi, [278], [280], [290];
- Nerli, [278], [290];
- Nicholas V., [378].
- Normans In Italy, [58].
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- Pamponazzo, [456]..
- Pandolfini, [239]; works, [241].
- Papacy (see Catholic Church), "the ghost of the Roman empire," [6];
- church and state, [8];
- Charles the Great, [51];
- imperial nominees, [59];
- change in mode of election, [60];
- effect of crushing the Hohenstauffen, [101];
- nepotism, [114];
- authority in 14th century, [371], [375];
- secularization, [371], [375];
- temporal power, [376];
- its consolidation, [378];
- its extent, [434];
- persecution, [402];
- of Platonists, [417];
- its effect, [418];
- plan to transform Papacy to kingdom, [392];
- sale of pardons, [404], [439];
- no horror felt at election of Alexander VI., [410];
- Turks invited to Italy, [415], [551];
- censure of press, [416]:
- alliance with France, [427], [566];
- political crimes of Alexander VI., [428];
- tide turns with Julius II., [433];
- reforms of Adrian VI., [441];
- moral advantage of sack of Rome, [445].
- Paterini, [9].
- Pazzi conspiracy, [396].
- Perrotti quoted, [179].
- Perugia, [612].
- Pescara, marquis of, [634].
- Petrarch, [11], [20];
- quoted, [250].
- Poliziano, [171],
- Poontano cited, [481].
- Printers of Renaissance, [23],
- Provence, civilization of, [9].
- Puritanism, [25], [37].
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