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Mary Hollingsworth is a scholar of the Italian Renaissance, and author of The Cardinal's Hat, The Borgias: History's Most Notorious Dynasty and Patronage in Renaissance Italy: From 1400 to the Early Sixteenth Century.
'A well-illustrated history of the rise and fall of the House of Medici' The Times. 'A beautifully illustrated and scholarly survey of five centuries of the Medici family' Literary Review. 'Lavishly illustrated in colour, clearly written and meticulously edited, this is likely to become the standard work of reference for anyone who seeks information about the members of the family that dominated Florence' TLS. 'Drawing on impeccable documentary research [this] is a lively and accessible new account of the House of Medici' Country Life. 'A vital acquisition for anyone who studies the Renaissance and seeks the true role of the Medici in the history of Florence' Kirkus, starred review. '[This] forensic study of the Renaissance banking dynasty conjures up a world of art, literature, philosophy - and brutality' Telegraph Books of the Year. 'A lucid and beautifully illustrated family history. In Hollingsworth's surefooted telling, this ruthless but enlightened family were at their best when they were true to the Florentine motto of profit and honour ' The Times, Book of the Week. 'An excellent study of the Medici ... A careful, understated book ... [It] is never short on drama' Telegraph, Book of the Year.
