Contents
Preface
List of Illustrations
A Note on Measurements
Introduction
Lorenzo il Magnifico
The Palace and the Family
Apportionment of the Assets
Furniture
Clothing
The Artworks
The Inventory Paraphrased
Book of the Inventory of the Goods of Lorenzo il Magnifico: The Medici Palace
Appendix: Clothing Vocabulary
Notes
Works Consulted
Index
Richard Stapleford is Professor of Art History at Hunter College, City University of New York.
“This translation will be welcomed by teachers and scholars in
every corner of the English-speaking world and will provide a
useful and, in many ways, inexhaustible resource for many years to
come.”—Brian A. Curran, The Pennsylvania State University
“This book will be of considerable interest to art historians
concerned with the social history of art, especially scholars of
Lorenzo il Magnifico and his milieu. It will also be invaluable to
scholars concerned with clothing and jewelry. In short, it will be
a useful addition to the bibliographies of undergraduate and
graduate courses in Renaissance art history. The notes are rich and
highly instructive.”—Paul Barolsky, University of Virginia
“Lorenzo de’ Medici at Home succeeds as a primary source for
social, cultural, and Medici research and classroom use while also
serving as a pleasurable view into the daily lives of the
Florentine elite.”—Tracy E. Robey Renaissance Quarterly
“This book would make a beneficial addition to university libraries
and to the collection of scholars studying the Medici or the
Italian Renaissance in general. It will make a wonderful resource
for teaching the Renaissance, offering students the chance to
engage with the household of one of the greatest families of the
period and gain a greater understanding of these particular figures
and of everyday life in a Florentine palazzo.”—Elena Woodacre
Sixteenth Century Journal
“Haven’t most of us thought about how interesting it would be to
poke through the possessions of a recently deceased rich-and-famous
person? If you’re one of those people, as I am, you’ll find this
book fascinating.”—Judith Anne Testa Fra Noi
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