9780393328455-0393328457-Medici Money: Banking, Metaphysics, and Art in Fifteenth-Century Florence (Enterprise)

Medici Money: Banking, Metaphysics, and Art in Fifteenth-Century Florence (Enterprise)

ISBN-13: 9780393328455
ISBN-10: 0393328457
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Tim Parks
Publication date: 2006
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Paperback 288 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780393328455
ISBN-10: 0393328457
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Tim Parks
Publication date: 2006
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Paperback 288 pages

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Medici Money: Banking, Metaphysics, and Art in Fifteenth-Century Florence (Enterprise) (ISBN-13: 9780393328455 and ISBN-10: 0393328457), written by authors Tim Parks, was published by W. W. Norton & Company in 2006. With an overall rating of 3.9 stars, it's a notable title among other Economic History (Economics, Communications, Business Skills, Italy, European History, Metaphysics, Philosophy) books. You can easily purchase or rent Medici Money: Banking, Metaphysics, and Art in Fifteenth-Century Florence (Enterprise) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Economic History books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.5.

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“A swift and brilliant synthesis of finance, politics, and history.”―Ben Sisario, New York Times Book Review

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 Medicis―Cosimo and Lorenzo “the Magnificent” in particular―used 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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