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Title
Medici Money - Banking, Metaphysics, and Art in Fifteenth-Century Florence
Medici Money - Banking, Metaphysics, and Art in Fifteenth-Century Florence
Author
Tim Parks
Tim Parks
format
Paperback / softback
Paperback / softback
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
W. W. Norton & Company
Language
English
English
UK Publication Date
20060602
20060602
Description
Before they achieved renown as patrons of the
arts and de facto rulers of Florence, the Medici family earned their fortune in banking. But even
at the height of the Renaissance, charging
interest of any kind meant running afoul of the
Catholic Church's ban on usury. Tim Parks
reveals how the legendary MedicisCosimo and
Lorenzo "the Magnificent" in particularused the diplomatic, military, and even metaphysical tools at hand, along with a healthy dose of intrigue
and wit, to further their fortunes as well as
their family's standing.
arts and de facto rulers of Florence, the Medici family earned their fortune in banking. But even
at the height of the Renaissance, charging
interest of any kind meant running afoul of the
Catholic Church's ban on usury. Tim Parks
reveals how the legendary MedicisCosimo and
Lorenzo "the Magnificent" in particularused the diplomatic, military, and even metaphysical tools at hand, along with a healthy dose of intrigue
and wit, to further their fortunes as well as
their family's standing.
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