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The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici by Christopher Hibbert

This is not the book you want, from your description and some of the comments on Amazon, but could be a good additional resorce. I have it, haven't read it, but bought it because I like another book by that author, on Rome.

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Thank you osso, thats one to consider.

You posted this in art but ask for a book about the Medici's history.

Paul Strathern, The Medici - Godfathers of the Renaissance (there's a papeback out of it, too) is easy to read, packed with facts and stories about peoples and times.

A detailed book would be the classical "Renaissance Florence: A Social History" by Roger J. Crum (Editor), John T. Paoletti (Editor).

I understand Walter, and thank you.