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by: Christopher Hibbert See Larger Image List Price: $16.00 Our Price: $10.88 You Save: $5.12 (32%) Prices subject to change. Used Price: $2.48 Collectible Price: $20.00 Third Party New Price: $7.98 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 945.5105 EAN: 9780688053390 ISBN: 0688053394 Label: Harper Perennial Manufacturer: Harper Perennial Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 364 Publication Date: June 02, 1999 Publisher: Harper Perennial Release Date: May 19, 1999 Sales Rank: 20935 Studio: Harper Perennial Related Items: Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo The Stones of Florence Medici Money: Banking, Metaphysics, and Art in Fifteenth-Century Florence (Enterprise) (Enterprise) Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling see more Editorial Review: Product Description: 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. The House of Medici 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. Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - When's the Movie coming out? This history read like an adventure movie, especially the discription of Lorenzo the Magnificient's life. I'm surprised someone here thought it lifeless! Murders, riots, wars, seductions! What more could you want? Rating: - Waste of time and money. This is one of only handful of books that I have started and not been able to finish. I love history and thought this book would be a nice change from some of the "fluffy" books I have been reading lately. To be honest, I had a time time following the book. There were too many names that I found hard to keep track of, plus there were many historial references that I made the book very confusing. I couldn't even make it past chapter 3. Dont waste your money like I did! Rating: - Good Overview of a Grand Dynasty Good read although I was surprised to find typos which is more a comment about the editor/publisher. Overall, a fluid and entertaining read. Gives a good idea of the social and political life in Florence and within the family. Rating: - calling all history buffs did you know the king of England, the King of France, the King of Spain and the Medici's were all related? I didnt but I do now...man, this a wonderful book. Not an easy read but a wonderful read. COuldnt put it down. Stayed up till all hours of the night reading and reading! Really a beautiful and sad family. Rating: - Good intro to a very famous family Normally i dont buy books authored by Christopher Hibbert because i dont like his style.I think he's style is dry,stale and not at all enjoyable.But when i found this book in a book fair for just a dollar, i jumped at the chance.But the fact is that the book is a typical Hibbert book.Very dry and reads like a legal document of 5000 pages.But at least you get to find who the Medicis were and their contributions to Florence.The book gets more interesting in thre last 150 pages.I think its because the ... Read More see more Browse for similar items by category: History - Humanities - New & Used Textbooks - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - Books - Europe History - Humanities - New & Used Textbooks - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - Books - General AAS New & Used Textbooks - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - Books - General AAS Qualifying Textbooks - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - Books - General AAS United States - Americas - History - Subjects - Books - General