The House of Medici: Its Rise and Fall
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Dewey Decimal Number: 945.5105
EAN: 9780688053390
ISBN: 0688053394
Label: Harper Perennial
Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 364
Publication Date: June 02, 1999
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Release Date: May 19, 1999
Sales Rank: 26504
Studio: Harper Perennial
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It was a dynasty with more wealth, passion, and power than the houses of Windsor, Kennedy, and Rockefeller combined. It shaped all of Europe and controlled politics, scientists, artists, and even popes, for three hundred years. It was the house of Medici, patrons of Botticelli, Michelangelo and Galileo, benefactors who turned Florence into a global power center, and then lost it all.
The House of Medici picks up where Barbara Tuchman's Hibbert delves into the lives of the Medici family, whose legacy of increasing self-indulgence and sexual dalliance eventually led to its self-destruction. With twenty-four pages of black-and-white illustrations, this timeless saga is one of Quill's strongest-selling paperbacks.
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- When's the Movie coming out?This history read like an adventure movie, especially the discription of Lorenzo the Magnificient's ... Read More
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- Waste of time and money.This is one of only handful of books that I have started and not been able to finish. I love history ... Read More
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- Good Overview of a Grand DynastyGood read although I was surprised to find typos which is more a comment about the editor/publisher.
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- calling all history buffsdid you know the king of England, the King of France, the King of Spain and the Medici's were all related? ... Read More
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- Good intro to a very famous familyNormally i dont buy books authored by Christopher Hibbert because i dont like his style.I think he's style ... Read More
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