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Italian History - 1494 - 1861, Renaissance - History, Florence (Italy) - History, General & Miscellaneous Italian History, Italian History - 962 - 1494 (Medieval & Renaissance Italy)
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The Medici

by Paul Strathern
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Overview

A dazzling history of the family that rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe and who sponsored many of the most important developments of the Italian Renaissance. It is a remarkable story of power, money and personalities.

About the Author, Paul Strathern

Paul Strathern is a Somerset Maugham Prize–winning novelist, the author of two series of books — Philosophers in 90 Minutes and The Big Idea: Scientists Who Changed the World; and most recently, Mendeleyevs’s Dream and Dr. Strangelove’s Game: A History of Economic Genius.

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Book Details

Published
October 30, 2003
Publisher
London : Jonathan Cape, 2003.
Pages
256
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780224071062

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