The Medici : godfathers of the Renaissance
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
The Medici : godfathers of the Renaissance
AUTHOR:
Strathern, Paul, 1940-
ISBN:
9780099522973
PUBLICATION_INFO:
London : Vintage Books, 2007
PHYSICAL_DESC:
430 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports., geneal. table ; 20 cm
ABSTRACT:
Tells the history of the modest family which rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe. This title 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
SUBJECT:
| Medici, House of |
| Renaissance -- Italy |
| Florence (Italy) -- History -- 1421-1737 |
BIBSUMMARY:
Tells the history of the modest family which rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe. This title 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