Death in Florence : the Medici, Savonarola and the battle for the soul of the Renaissance
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Death in Florence : the Medici, Savonarola and the battle for the soul of the Renaissance
（A Vintage book）
Vintage Books, 2012
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Death in Florence : the Medici, Savonarola and the battle for the soul of man
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Originally published in Great Britain: Jonathan Cape, 2011
Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-408) and index
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Lorenzo de' Medici:
The embodiment of Florence's most powerful family, a brutal man who ruled the city with an iron fist, whilst protecting it from the shifting mire of Italian politics.
Fra Girolamo Savonarola:
An unprepossessing provincial monk whose sermons, filled with Old Testament fury, resonated with the disenfranchised population of the city.
The battle between these two men would be a fight to the death, a series of sensational events - including a mighty foreign invasion, trial by fire, the 'Bonfire of the Vanities', terrible executions and mysterious deaths - featuring a cast of the most important and charismatic Renaissance figures.
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