The House Of Medici

The House Of Medici
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 390
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ISBN-10 : 9780062228192
ISBN-13 : 0062228196
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Book Synopsis The House Of Medici by : Christopher Hibbert

Download or read book The House Of Medici written by Christopher Hibbert and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-07-17 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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