The House of Medici, its rise and fall
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780688003395 (0688003397)
Publish date: January 1st 1980
Publisher: Morrow Quill Paperbacks
Pages no: 364
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Italy,
Historical Fiction,
Medieval,
Art,
Politics,
Italian Literature,
European History,
Art History
Good overview of the Medici family's history, which makes it a good overview of the Italian Renaissance - at least from a political and social perspective. Not a ton of detail on the art and science of the time, unfortunately; I'll have to get that elsewhere. But I knew that going in.
I've also had an interest in Italian history. The Medici family make up a huge part of that history. This book was a bit of struggle to get through. The history was amazing but the writing style was a bit boring in telling that history.
15 years ago
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