The Medici
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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 th...
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Forlagsbeskrivelse af The Medici Godfathers Of The Renaissance af Paul Strathern
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. A dazzling piece of Italian history of the infamous family that become one of the most powerful in Europe, weaving its history with Renaissance greats from Leonardo da Vinci to GalileoAgainst the background of an age which saw the rebirth of ancient and classical learning, The Medici is a remarkably modern story of power, money and ambition. Strathern paints a vivid narrative of the 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. Strathern also follows the lives of many of the great Renaissance artists with whom the Medici had dealings, including Leonardo, Michelangelo and Donatello; as well as scientists like Galileo and Pico della Mirandola; and the fortunes of those members of the Medici family who achieved success away from Florence, including the two Medici popes and Catherine de'' Médicis, who became Queen of France and played a major role in that country through three turbulent reigns. ‘A great overview of one family''s centuries-long role in changing the face of Europe’ Irish Independent
Detaljer
Forlag
Vintage
ISBN
9780099522973
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
448
Udgivelsesdato
04-10-2007
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
3321542
EAN nr.
9780099522973
Varegruppe
Fiction paperback
Højde/Dybde (mm)
130
Bredde (mm)
197
Længde (mm)
29
Vægt (g)
372