The Medici

This forensic study of the Renaissance banking dynasty conjures up a world of art, literature, philosophy - and brutality
Likely to become the standard work of reference on the members of the family that dominated Florence
A lucid and beautifully illustrated family history
A beautifully illustrated and scholarly survey of five centuries of the Medici family
A vital acquisition for anyone who studies the Renaissance and seeks the true role of the Medici in the history of Florence
An excellent study of the Medici... A careful, understated book... [It] is never short on drama'
Drawing on impeccable documentary research [this] is a lively and accessible new account of the House of Medici
A well-illustrated history of the rise and fall of the House of Medici
The Medici family dominated political and cultural life in Florence for three centuries, but the received wisdom, that they were beneficent, enlightened rulers, is challenged by Renaissance scholar Mary Hollingsworth in this engrossing, fully illustrated account