The Medicean Succession
Nonfiction, History, Italy, Renaissance, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory
| Author: | Gregory Murry | ISBN: | 9780674416208 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | March 10, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Gregory Murry |
| ISBN: | 9780674416208 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | March 10, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Cosimo dei Medici stabilized ducal finances, secured his borders, doubled his territory, attracted scholars and artists to his court, academy, and universities, and dissipated fractious Florentine politics. These triumphs were far from a foregone conclusion, as Gregory Murry shows in this study of how Cosimo crafted his image as a sacral monarch.
Cosimo dei Medici stabilized ducal finances, secured his borders, doubled his territory, attracted scholars and artists to his court, academy, and universities, and dissipated fractious Florentine politics. These triumphs were far from a foregone conclusion, as Gregory Murry shows in this study of how Cosimo crafted his image as a sacral monarch.
