The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici

Christopher Hibbert

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Penguin
06 December 2001

History; European history; Early history: c 500 to c 1450&1500

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At its height Renaissance Florence was a centre of enormous wealth, power and influence. A republican city-state funded by trade and banking, its often bloody political scene was dominated by rich mercantile families, the most famous of which were the Medici. This enthralling book charts the family's huge influence on the political, economic and cultural history of Florence. Beginning in the early 1430s with the rise of the dynasty under the near-legendary Cosimo de Medici, it moves through their golden era as patrons of some of the most remarkable artists and architects of the Renaissance, to the era of the Medici Popes and Grand Dukes, Florence's slide into decay and bankruptcy, and the end, in 1737, of the Medici line.

By: Christopher Hibbert
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 194mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9780140050905
ISBN 10: 0140050906
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 06 December 2001
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active