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 Gali
the Rise and Fall of the House of Medici
โ Scribed by Hibbert, Christopher
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 2 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780141927145
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