| The Cultural Politics of Duke Cosimo I De' Medici Contributor(s): Eisenbichler, Konrad (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0754602672 ISBN-13: 9780754602675 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $198.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography - History |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 00066522 |
| Physical Information: (1.13 lbs) 284 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When he suddenly came to power in Italy in 1537, the young Duke Cosimo I de' Medici amazed friends and foes alike with his ability to extricate himself from mortal danger, affirm his authority and revive a dying state. He doubled the size of his duchy and established a dynasty that ruled unchallenged for 200 years. This volume is the first book-length study in any language to approach the figure of Duke Cosimo I from the point of view of his cultural agenda. The contributors examine the political, economic, cultural and linguistic strategies that made Cosimo a successful leader, and in the process illuminate the cultural world of mid-sixteenth-century Tuscany. |