Bøger af Lauro Martines

Written by a respected Renaissance scholar, this book reads like a novel as it tells the story of one of history's most ruthless bosses.

First published in 1963, this groundbreaking study provides a detailed picture of the social structure of Florence in the Quattrocento. Martines's work influenced a generation of scholars and illuminated a complex and multifaceted world.

Revealing the concerns of a searching historical work with a combined anthropological, demographic, and cultural slant, An Italian Renaissance Sextet shines a probing light on Italian Renaissance culture.

In April 1478, a plot to murder the two heads of the powerful Medici family dramatically miscarried.