Private Wealth in Renaissance Florence

by Richard A. Goldthwaite

Book Overview

The histories of six generations of the Strozzi, Gondi, Guicciardini, and Capponi families are traced from the fifteenth to the mid-sixteenth centuries by focusing on the family household as defined by the economic bonds reflected in account books. These four families were among the best known of the city's patriciate and were influential in affairs of the city. Their histories serve as case studies in seeking to determine the nature of the patrician...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691649006
• ISBN13: 9780691649009
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"