Death in Florence
Subtitle: the Medici, Savonarola, and the battle for the soul of a Renaissance city
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781605988269
Table of contents: title: Maps; title: The Medici family tree; title: Leading dramatis personae and main factions; title: Prologue : 'The needle of the Italian compass'; title: A prince in all but name; title: 'Blind wickedness'; title: Lorenzo's Florence; title: Securing the Medici dynasty; title: Pico's challenge; title: The return of Savonarola; title: Cat and mouse; title: The end of an era; title: Noah's Ark; title: A bid for independence; title: 'Italy faced hard times ... beneath stars hostile to her good'; title: 'I will destroy all flesh'; title: Humiliation; title: A new government; title: The voices of Florence; title: 'A bolt from the blue'; title: The bonfire of the Vanities; title: 'On suspicion of heresy'; title: Open defiance; title: The tables are turned; title: Ordeal by fire; title: The Siege of San Marco; title: Trial and torture; title: Judgment; title: Hanged and burned; title: Aftermath