This comprehensive biography of John Vitez, an instrumental figure of the Early Renaissance, presents a complex picture of cultural, political, and religious developments in Central Europe through one man\u2019s life. Drawing on close study of Vitez\u2019s writings and his various political and artistic networks of influence, Tomislav Mati\u0107 demonstrates the wide scope of this church leader\u2019s involvement in late medieval Central Europe. Not only were Vitez\u2019s writings a catalyst for the introduction of humanism across the region, he was a patron of the arts, an avid astrologer, a master diplomat, and even a kingmaker, thus central to both political and cultural developments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Introduction<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Instruments of Power<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. A Turbulent Priest<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. A Patron of the Arts<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. In High Places<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. A Petulant Prelate<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. The Light of Pannonia<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conclusion<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Select Bibliography<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Indices<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tomislav Mati\u0107 works at the Croatian Institute of History. He has participated in research projects funded by the University of Oxford, the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the Croatian Science Foundation, and is the author of several books and articles on Croatian history. He has recently been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship. This is his first book in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n