Includes bibliographical references (pages 338-345) and index Originally published: The rise and fall of the House of Medici. Beginning in the early 1430s with the rise of the dynasty under the near-legendary Cosimo de Medici, it moves through their golden era as patrons of some of the most remarkable artists and architects of the Renaissance, to the era of the Medici Popes and Grand Dukes, Florence's slide into decay and bankruptcy, and the end, in 1737, of the Medici line This enthralling book charts the family's huge influence on the political, economic and cultural history of Florence. A republican city-state funded by trade and banking, its often bloody political scene was dominated by rich mercantile families, the most famous of which were the Medici. At its height, Renaissance Florence was a center of enormous wealth, power, and influence.
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Some critics criticized the way the book starts again in another continent.ĭeadhouse Gates opens a few months after the events of Gardens of the Moon. It received mixed to positive reviews, with critics praising the tones, the softer introduction, and the plot. This is the only novel in the series where the UK and US editions share the same cover the other US books use a different cover artist and style. The first United States edition was published in hardback by Tor Books on 28 February 2005 with a mass-market paperback edition following on 7 February 2006. The novel was first published in the United Kingdom as a trade paperback on 1 September 2000, with a mass-market paperback edition followed on 1 October 2001. Deadhouse Gates follows on from the first novel, Gardens of the Moon, and takes place simultaneously with events in the third novel Memories of Ice. 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