Medieval Lucca and the evolution of the Renaissance state [electronic resource] / M.E. Bratchel.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-228) and index.

Lucca's ancient heritage : the early structures of city and territory -- The early commune and the conquest of the Contado -- The administration of a medieval city-territory : twelfth to fourteenth centuries -- The fourteenth century : the Lucchese state from the loss of independence to the recovery of liberty -- The signoria of Paolo Guinigi and the evolution of the fifteenth-century Lucchese state -- Lucca and its territories in the fifteenth century : politics and administration -- Lucca and its territories in the fifteenth century : economy and society.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.