Women of the Medici

When this book was first published in 1927 there was a dearth of material written in English about the leading women of Florence at the time of the Renaissance. This volume, based primarily on their own letters, filled that gap.

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Yvonne Maguire

Summary

When this book was first published in 1927 there was a dearth of material written in English about the leading women of Florence at the time of the Renaissance. This volume, based primarily on their own letters, filled that gap.

Product details

• Authors: Yvonne Maguire
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 31.08.2019
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous
• EAN: 9780367272487
• ISBN: 978-0-367-27248-7
• Pages: 300
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Renaissance
• Subjects: Business & Economics / General, European History, HISTORY / General, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, florence, Italy, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, European history: Renaissance, HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance, c 1400 to c 1499 (period of the Italian Renaissance), Italian noblewomen history, primary source letters analysis, gender roles early modern Europe, Florentine Renaissance women's social history, Renaissance Florence women, Medici family influence, female correspondence studies