false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172162253m/144185.jpg 144185 5 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.<P><I>The House of Medici</I> 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.<P> 1759554 1974 The House of Medici: Its Rise and Fall total:180|5:26|4:79|3:56|2:18|1:1| 180 651 370 33 4 4 false false Fri Sep 26 08:54:54 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 04 21:25:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 05:50:38 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 11:22:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Dec 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 13:47:49 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 13:57:40 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Mar 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 15:59:43 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 15:13:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Wed Aug 22 16:18:04 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 23 08:22:45 -0700 2007 I wanted to read about the Medici's because I'm interested in the origins of capitalism in Europe. I had the impression (wrongly, I now re...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Feb 24 20:44:33 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 20:46:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon May 18 12:09:49 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 12:12:34 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Mar 06 17:55:02 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 17:55:43 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 05:44:07 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 01 02:19:20 -0800 2009
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