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A fresh telling of the rise and fall of the House of Medici, the family that dominated political and cultural life in Florence for three centuries.
A fresh telling of the rise and fall of the House of Medici, the family that dominated political and cultural life in Florence for three centuries.
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'This forensic study of the Renaissance banking dynasty conjures up a world of art, literature, philosophy – and brutality' Telegraph
'Likely to become the standard work of reference on the members of the family that dominated Florence' TLS
'A lucid and beautifully illustrated family history' The Times
Wealthy bankers, wise politicians, patrons of the arts, glittering dukes... so runs the traditional telling of the story of the Medici, the family that ruled Florence for two hundred years and inspired the birth of the Italian Renaissance.
In this definitive account of their rise and fall, Mary Hollingsworth argues that the idea that the Medici were wise rulers and enlightened fathers of the Renaissance is a fiction. In truth, she says, the Medici were as devious and immoral as the Borgias – tyrants loathed in the city they illegally made their own and which they beggared in their lust for power.
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Mary Hollingsworth's The Medici is praised for its detailed and scholarly exploration of the influential Renaissance banking dynasty. The book is noted for its lucid narrative and extensive illustrations, capturing the family's complex role in Florence's history. Hollingsworth challenges traditional views of the Medici as benevolent rulers, revealing their power dynamics with rigour and clarity. It is considered a vital resource for those interested in Renaissance studies and Medici history.
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ISBN: 9781803281254
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 June 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Apollo
Illustration: 1x24pp colour plates
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 34.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 368g
Pages: 464
About the Author
Mary Hollingsworth is a scholar of the Italian Renaissance and the author of The Medici, which was widely praised on its publication by Head of Zeus in 2017, and Princes of the Renaissance, published in 2021. Her other books include The Cardinal's Hat, The Borgias: History's Most Notorious Dynasty and Patronage in Renaissance Italy: From 1400 to the Early Sixteenth Century.
Also by Mary Hollingsworth
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