Medici money : banking, metaphysics, and art in fifteenth-century Florence
Parks, Tim2005
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In the 15th century the Medici family ruled Florence & are famous as patrons of the arts & political actors. Tim Parks explores the root of their power: the family bank. For five generations the Medici bought power and influence, often with a now legendary ruthlessness, until the collapse of their bank in 1494.
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Imprint:
London : Profile, 2005.
Collation:
xii, 273 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9781861977915 (hbk)
Dewey class:
332.1094509024
Language:
English
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BRN:
636898