The Medici : power, money, and ambition in the Italian Renaissance /

The Medici : power, money, and ambition in the Italian Renaissance /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Strathern, Paul, 1940- author.
Edition:	First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Pegasus Books, 2016.
Description:	430 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, genealogical table, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Medici, House of. Medici, House of. Renaissance -- Italy. Renaissance. Florence (Italy) -- History -- 1421-1737. Italy. Italy -- Florence.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10738633

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ISBN:	9781605989662 1605989665
Notes:	Originally published: The Medici : godfathers of the Renaissance. -- London : Jonathan Cape, 2003. Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-417) and index.
Summary:	A vivid, dramatic and authoritative account of the most influential family in Italian history: The Medici. Against the background of an age that saw the rebirth of ancient and classical learning, Strathern 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. He follows the lives of many of the great Renaissance artists and scientists with whom the Medici had dealings, and traces the fortunes of those members of the Medici family who achieved success away from Florence, including the two Medici popes and Catherine dé Medici.

Table of Contents:

Maps
Illustrations
Medici Family Tree
Medici Leaders and Rulers in Florence
Prologue: High Noon
Part 1. Origins of a Dynasty
1. Ancient Beginnings
2. The Origins of the Medici Bank
3. Giovanni's Legacy
4. Cosimo Rising
5. The Moment of Truth
Part 2. Out of the Darkness
6. The Medici in Exile
7. The Dawn of Humanism
8. East Meets West
9. Art Reborn: The Egg Dome and the Human Statue
10. 'Father of the Country'
11. Piero the Gouty
Part 3. The Prince and the Prophet of Doom
12. The Renaissance Prince
13. Murder in the Cathedral
14. Plato in the Piazzas
15. A Succession of Masters
16. The Tide Turns
17. The Bonfire of the Vanities
Part 4. The Pope and the Protestant
18. II Gigante - A Statue of Biblical Proportions
19. Rome: The Medici's New Home
20. Machiavelli Meets His Match
21. Rome and the Lion Pope
22. The Pope and the Protestant
23. The Papacy Stays in the Family
Part 5. The Battle for Truth
24. A Grim Aftermath
25. Aristocratic Rule
26. Medici - European Royalty
27. Godfathers of the Scientific Renaissance
28. Godfathers No More?
29. Finale
Acknowledgements
Sources
Index