Medici Money – Banking, Metaphysics, and Art in Fifteenth–Century Florence: 0 (Enterprise) - Softcover

Parks, Tim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393328457 ISBN 13: 9780393328455

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2006

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: 2006 Pages: 288 Publisher: WW Norton & Co. Before they achieved the renown as patrons of thearts and de facto Rulers of Florence. the Medici family earned their fortune in banking. But evenat for the height of the Renaissance. charginginterest of any kind meant running afoul of theCatholic Church's ban on usury. Tim Parksreveals how the legendary Medicis-Cosimo andLorenzo the Magnificent in particular-used the diplomatic. military. and even metaphysical tools at hand. along with a healthy dose of intrigueand wit. to further their fortunes as well astheir family's standing.

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Before they achieved renown as patrons of the arts and de facto rulers of Florence, the Medici family earned their fortune in banking. But even at the height of the Renaissance, charging interest of any kind meant running afoul of the Catholic Church's ban on usury. Tim Parks reveals how the legendary Medicis--Cosimo and Lorenzo "the Magnificent" in particular--used the diplomatic, military, and even metaphysical tools at hand, along with a healthy dose of intrigue and wit, to further their fortunes as well as their family's standing.

Review:

Fascinating . . . elegantly told.

Marvelously entertaining. . . . Parks displays a keen observance of people's complexities and malleable motives in this account of the fabled Medici dynasty.--Gilbert Taylor

A model for all economic historians. . . . Parks, who is skeptical about bankers, writes about them with pace, wit, and some passion.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0393328457
• ISBN 13: 9780393328455
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288