Project Gutenberg 2015-12-05 Public domain in the USA. 186 Reumont, Alfred von 1808 1887 Von Reumont, Alfred Harrison, Robert 1820 1897 Lorenzo de' Medici, the Magnificent (vol. 1 of 2) Produced by Giovanni Fini, Hélène de Mink, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.) "Lorenzo de' Medici, the Magnificent" by Alfred von Reumont is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the life and times of Lorenzo de' Medici, a significant figure in the Italian Renaissance, exploring the societal and political landscape of Florence during his era. The book likely covers the rise of the Medici family, their influence on commerce, politics, and the arts, as well as the challenges they faced in maintaining power. The opening of the volume sets the stage by describing the historical context of Florence and the Medici family, highlighting the architectural and cultural transformation of the city during the Renaissance. It details the Medici's early positions within the Florentine society, their origins, and the political landscape marked by factional struggles, particularly between the Guelfs and Ghibellines. As it introduces the family’s modest beginnings and the expansive development of Florence, the narrative frames Lorenzo in the context of the broader historical shifts that would define the future of not only his family but of Italy itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Medici, Lorenzo de', 1449-1492 DG Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 1226411 1226412 2024-09-21T08:17:40.327287 2023-09-22T05:41:44.751176 text/html text/html 1244599 2015-12-07T08:14:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 446941 2015-12-07T08:14:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 528737 2024-09-21T08:17:55.563193 application/epub+zip 528882 2024-09-21T08:17:42.647236 application/epub+zip 528880 2024-09-21T08:17:41.546284 application/epub+zip 830401 2024-09-21T08:18:05.577139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 733822 2024-09-21T08:17:54.307197 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 733963 2022-09-23T03:40:50.124163 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1071390 1071146 2024-09-21T08:17:38.574378 2023-09-22T05:41:43.011177 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1071611 2015-12-07T08:14:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 402372 2015-12-07T08:14:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18370 2024-09-21T08:18:05.730142 application/rdf+xml 11974 2024-09-21T08:17:41.689276 image/jpeg 2529 2024-09-21T08:17:41.620254 image/jpeg 447232 2024-09-21T08:17:40.425265 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog