The Medici : power, money, and ambition in the Italian Renaissance

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The Medici : power, money, and ambition in the Italian Renaissance

Paul Strathern

Pegasus Books, 2016

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Originally published: The Medici : godfathers of the Renaissance. -- London : Jonathan Cape, 2003

First Pegasus books hardcover edition 2016

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

A dazzling history of the modest family that rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe, The Medici is a remarkably modern story of power, money, and ambition. Against the background of an age that saw the rebirth of ancient and classical learning Paul Strathern explores the intensely dramatic rise and fall of the Medici family in Florence, as well as the Italian Renaissance which they did so much to sponsor and encourage. Strathern also follows the lives of many of the great Renaissance artists with whom the Medici had dealings, including Leonardo, Michelangelo and Donatello; as well as scientists like Galileo and Pico della Mirandola; and the fortunes of those members of the Medici family who achieved success away from Florence, including the two Medici popes and Catherine de' Médicis, who became Queen of France and played a major role in that country through three turbulent reigns.

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Details

  • NCID
    BB27614026
  • ISBN
    • 9781605989662
  • LCCN
    2017304214
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    430 p., [8] leaves of plates (some col.), maps, ports.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Classification
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