The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici (Paperback, Reissue)

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, 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.

General

Imprint:	Penguin Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 1979
First published:	September 1979
Authors:	Christopher Hibbert
Dimensions:	198 x 128 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	368
Edition:	Reissue
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-005090-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
LSN:	0-14-005090-6
Barcode:	9780140050905

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