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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 their huge influence on the political, economic and cultural history of Florence, beginning in the early 1430's with the rise of the dynasty under the near-legendary Cosimo de'Medici, through their golden era as patrons of some of the Medici Popes and Grand Dukes, Florence's slide into decay and bankruptcy, and the end, in 1737, of the Medici line.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780140050905
eBay Product ID (ePID)86658846
Product Key Features
Number of Pages368 Pages
Publication NameThe Rise and Fall of the House of Medici
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
Publication Year1979
TypeTextbook
AuthorChristopher Hibbert
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight291 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorChristopher Hibbert