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. As well as discussing the characters and domestic life of these influential women, the book includes many of their most significant letters.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. The Ideal Woman 3. The forerunners 4. Contessina de’ Bardi 5. Lucrezia Tornabuoni 6. Clarice Orsini 7. The Younger Generation Notes on Chapters 1 -7. Appendix: Letters of Contessina de’ Bardi, Letters of Lucrezia Tornabuoni, Letters of Clarice Orsini

About the author

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. As well as discussing the characters and domestic life of these influential women, the book includes many of their most significant letters.

Product details

• Authors: Yvonne Maguire
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9780367271435
• ISBN: 978-0-367-27143-5
• No. of pages: 298
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Renaissance
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; 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)