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Medici money : banking, metaphysics, and art in fifteenth-century Florence / Tim Parks.

By: Language: English Publication details: London : Profile Books, 2006.Description: 273 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781861977571
  • 1861977573
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HG 3090 P252m 2006
Contents:
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
Summary: 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.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HG 3090 P252m 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000170849

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.

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