Displaying 1 of 1 2016 Format: Book Author: Strathern, Paul, 1940- author. Title: The Medici : power, money, and ambition in the Italian Renaissance / Paul Strathern. Edition: First Pegasus Books hardcover edition. Publisher, Date: New York, NY : Pegasus Books, 2016. Description: 430 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, genealogical table, maps, portraits ; 24 cm Summary: A vivid, dramatic and authoritative account of the most influential family in Italian history: The Medici. Subjects: Medici, House of. Renaissance -- Italy. Florence (Italy) -- History -- 1421-1737. Notes: Originally published: The Medici : godfathers of the Renaissance. -- London : Jonathan Cape, 2003. Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-417) and index. Contents: Medici leaders and rulers in Florence -- High noon -- Origins of a dynasty. Ancient beginnings ; The origins of the Medici bank ; Giovanni's legacy ; Cosimo rising ; The moment of truth -- Out of the darkness. The Medici in exile ; The dawn of Humanism ; East meets West ; Art reborn : the egg dome and the human statue ; 'Father of the country' ; Piero the Gouty -- The Prince and the Prophet of Doom. The Renaissance Prince ; Murder in the cathedral ; Plato in the piazzas ; A succession of masters ; The tide turns ; The Bonfire of the Vanities -- The Pope and the Protestant. 'Il Gigante' : a statue of biblical proportions ; Rome : the Medici's new home ; Machiavelli meets his match ; Rome and the Lion Pope ; The Pope and the Protestant ; The Papacy stays in the family -- The battle for truth. A grim aftermath ; Aristocratic rule ; Medici : European royalty ; Godfathers of the scientific Renaissance ; Godfathers no more? ; Finale. ISBN: 9781605989662 1605989665 Other Number: 911364566 System Availability: 3 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 3 Control Number: 572713 # Local items in: 2 # System items in: 2 Call Number: 945.5105 Strather Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
