num_pages: 288
description: Lorenzo the Magnificent, who was born on New Year's Day, 1449, and died a fortnight before Easter, 1492, contrived to crowd into his forty-three-years so much spendid activity that it is possible to claim for him the title of the greatest man in Euopean history. Contents; Foreword. Florence and the Medici. The Education of Lorenzo. His Father's Helper. Poet and Lover. Lorenzo Succeeds His Father. Volterra. The Platonic Academy. Lorenzo's Brother. The Pazzi Conspiracy. War of Words. The Crisis of His Fate. 'Only a Citizen of Florence'. En Famille. Lorenzo and Italy. The Shadow of Savonarola. The Death of Lorenzo. Afterword. Short Bibliography. Index. Acknowledgements. List of Colour Plates.
language: English
title: Lorenzo the Magnificent
titlecomplete: Lorenzo the Magnificent
characters: Lorenzo de' Medici (the Magnificent)
genres: Biography
ratings_count: 14
publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons (NY)