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Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
430 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), genealogical table, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Against the background of an age that saw the rebirth of ancient and classical learning, Strathern explores the intensely dramatic rise and fall of the Medici family in Florence, as well as the Italian Renaissance which they did so much to sponsor and encourage. He follows the lives of many of the great Renaissance artists and scientists with whom the Medici had dealings, and traces the fortunes of those members of the Medici family who achieved success...
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 456 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A meticulous account of Renaissance Italy during the turbulent decade around 1500, with emphasis on several important players: Alexander Borgia (also known as Pope Alexander VI) and his son Cesare, Machiavelli the philosopher-diplomat and author of The Prince, and Leonardo da Vinci--inventor, artist, and military engineer.
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 383 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, genealogical table ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The glorious and infamous history of the Borgia family--a world of saints, corrupt popes, and depraved princes and poisoners--set against the golden age of the Italian Renaissance."--Amazon.com
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 428 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, geneological table ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"One of the defining moments in Western history, the bloody and dramatic story of the battle for the soul of Renaissance Florence" --
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