The House of Medici: Its Rise and Fall

Hibbert, Christopher

ISBN 10: 0688053394 / ISBN 13: 9780688053390

Published by Mariner Books, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The House of Medici: Its Rise and Fall
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0688053394
• ISBN 13: 9780688053390
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

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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.