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Medici Money
by: T. Parks

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EAN: 9781861977571
ISBN: 1861977573
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Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: April 06, 2006
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Sales Rank: 148211

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Editorial Review:

Spectator, June 18, 2005:
'hugely readable breadth and insight'

Book Description:
The Medici ruled Florence at the high point of the Renaissance. Their power derived from their bank. The Church condemned usury as a sin and made it illegal, so the Medici made their bank indispensable to the church. They avoided taxation by running the city themselves, completely subverting its claims to being democratic. The bank finally collapsed in 1494, but for five generations the Medici had dominated Renaissance Italy. They were to shape attitudes to morals and money in the modern world. This is their fascinating and often bloody story.

About the Author:
Tim Parks lives near Verona in Italy. His non-fiction works include Italian Neighbours; An Italian Education and A Season with Verona. He is also the author of eleven novels, among them Europa, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1997.

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- Fascinating Medieval Financial Machinations
If your knowledge of the Medici family begins and ends with their patronage of Renaissance artists, sharp-penned writer Tim Parks has some revelations to share. True, the Medicis used the wealth they amassed from their bank to turn Florence, Italy, into the Mecca of fifteenth-century culture. Yet, the Medici clan also perfected the arts of vanquishing foes and allying with the rich and powerful to gain a stranglehold on political power - all in bold-faced defiance of Catholic Church doctrine. The Vatican held that paying or collecting so much as a penny of interest was a mortal sin. Parks’ book shows you what the Medici made of that, and his arch, witty style is a joy to read. Perhaps the only caution is that this history is more a study of ... Read More:

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