The House of Medici: Its Rise and Fall

Hibbert, Christopher:

ISBN 10: 0688053394 / ISBN 13: 9780688053390

Published by New York : Morrow Quill Paperbacks, 1980

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364 S. : Ill / 364 p. w. Illustrations. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Kante leicht bestoßen, ansonsten sehr gutes Exemplar / One edge slightly bumped, besides very good condition. - CONTENT: part one il quattrocento -- florence and the florentines -- 'a florentine who is not a tnerchant. enjoys no esteem whatever' -- the rise of the medici 'always keep out ofthe public eye' -- enemies of the albizzi -- 'he hos emblazoned even the monks' privies with his balls' -- exiles and masters 'he is king in all but name' -- archbishops and architects -- 'never shall i be able to give god enough to set him down -- in my books as a debtor' -- war and peace -- 'rencine? rencine? where is rencine?' -- artists and mourners -- ' "xoo large a house nowfor so small afamily'piero the gouty -- 'when it is a matter ofacquiring worthy or stränge ohjects -- he does not look at the price' -- the young lorenzo 'a naturally joyfitl nature' -- the pope and the pazzi -- 'do what you wish provided there be no killing' -- the saviour of florence -- ' that son ofiniquity andfoster-child ofperdition' -- the needle of the italian compass -- 'ifflorence was to haue a tyrant, -- she could never havefound a better or more delightful one' -- lorenzo: patron, collector and poet 'he had afull understanding ofsuch and all other things' -- part three-1492-1537 -- piero di lorenzo de medici and -- the friar from ferrara -- 'behold! it is the lord god who is leading on these armies' -- the excommunicant 'someone has his seat in hell already' -- return of the medici -- ' the town ofprato was sacked, not without some bloodshed' -- 'papa leone !' -- 'god hasgiven us the papacy. let us enjoy it!' -- the march on rome -- ' to teach the pope a lesson he would neverforget' -- siege and murder 'mildmeasures are usetess' -- duke cosimo i -- ' there is httlejoy to be discemed in thefaces ofthe people' -- the heirs of cosimo -- 'such entertainments have never been seen before' -- ferdinando ii and the french princess 'it is her usual conceit to say that she has married beneath her' -- cosimo iii and the grand prince -- ferdinando -- 'eighteen years is enough. it will serve out my time' -- the last of the medici 'florence is much sunkfrom what it was'. ISBN 9780688053390 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The House of Medici: Its Rise and Fall
• Publisher: New York : Morrow Quill Paperbacks
• Publication Date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0688053394
• ISBN 13: 9780688053390
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: Auflage: Illustrated.
• Condition: Gut
• Weight: 550 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Christopher Hibbert, an Oxford graduate, has written more than fifty books, including Wellington: A Personal History, London: The Biography of a City, Redcoats and Rebels, and The Destruction of Lord Raglan. He lives with his family in Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, England.