The Medici : Godfathers of the Renaissance

by Paul Strathern

Book Overview

A dazzling history of the modest family that rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe, The Medici is a remarkably modern story of power, money, and ambition. Against the background of an age... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844130983
• ISBN13: 9781844130986
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Pimlico
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 1.1" x 5.1"

Customer Reviews

the medici godfathers of the renaisance

one of the best books about the renaisance that i have read. great historical, religious, political and cultural perspective of the period . it makes you feel you coexist with the wonders and perils of the period.

Nice narrative introduction into the world of Renaissance

The book is written in a narrative style telling the story of the entire Medici Dynasty. Paul Strathern understands to put his main charakters into the appropriate historical background. I liked the crosslinks to many historically important charakters and their achievements. The end of the book loses a bit of it's flavour due to the disperse stories told about europe's nobility.