Medici money : banking, metaphysics, and art in fifteenth-century Florence /
Parks, Tim 1954-
Medici money : banking, metaphysics, and art in fifteenth-century Florence / Tim Parks. - London : Profile Books, 2006. - 273 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Medici Family Tree; Chronology; 1 With Usura ... ; 2 The Art of Exchange; 3 The Rise to Power; 4 "The Secret Things of Our Town"; 5 Blue Blood and White Elephants; 6 The Magnificent Decline; Bibliographic Notes; Illustration Credits; Index
The Medici are famous as the rulers of Florence at the high point of the Renaissance. Their power is derived from the family bank. This book tells the fascinating, frequently bloody story of the family and the dramatic development and collapse of their bank.
9781861977571 1861977573
Casa de Medici --Historia --Florencia (Italia)
Bancos --Historia--Florencia (Italia)
Arte italiano --Historia y crítica
Arte renacentista--Florencia (Italia)
Mecenazgo artístico --Florencia (Italia)
Artistas --Historia --Florencia (Italia)
HG 3090 / P252m 2006
Medici money : banking, metaphysics, and art in fifteenth-century Florence / Tim Parks. - London : Profile Books, 2006. - 273 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Medici Family Tree; Chronology; 1 With Usura ... ; 2 The Art of Exchange; 3 The Rise to Power; 4 "The Secret Things of Our Town"; 5 Blue Blood and White Elephants; 6 The Magnificent Decline; Bibliographic Notes; Illustration Credits; Index
The Medici are famous as the rulers of Florence at the high point of the Renaissance. Their power is derived from the family bank. This book tells the fascinating, frequently bloody story of the family and the dramatic development and collapse of their bank.
9781861977571 1861977573
Casa de Medici --Historia --Florencia (Italia)
Bancos --Historia--Florencia (Italia)
Arte italiano --Historia y crítica
Arte renacentista--Florencia (Italia)
Mecenazgo artístico --Florencia (Italia)
Artistas --Historia --Florencia (Italia)
HG 3090 / P252m 2006