Guardians of Republicanism: The Valori Family in the Florentine Renaissance

by Mark Jurdjevic

Guardians of Republicanism analyses the political and intellectual history of Renaissance Florence-republican and princely-by focusing on five generations of the Valori family, each of which played a dynamic role in the city's political and cultural life. The Valori were early and influential supporters of the Medici family, but were also crucial participants in the city's periodic republican revivals throughout the Renaissance. Mark Jurdjevic examines...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199204489
• ISBN13: 9780199204489
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"