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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent memoir and background info.,
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This review is from: The Memoir of Marco Parenti: A Life in Medici Florence (Paperback)
This doesn't actually have the actual ricordi of Marco Parenti, the son-in-law of Alessandra Strozzi and a diplomat and merchant of Renaissance Florence, which would have been great, but it IS an excellent resource for learning about how one part of Florentine society worked. There are chapters here about his early life, education, and what Florentine politics were like at the middle of the 15th century. Along the way we learn about the Strozzi, the Medici, and a host of other families. We also learn what exile was like, and how letter-writing worked in a world without a post office (also some fun stuff about ciphers). While I definitely wish it included a straight translation of Parenti's personal logbook, this is a tremendous resource. Don't miss it if you're studying the Medicean period at all.
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The Memoir of Marco Parenti: A Life in Medici Florence by Mark Phillips (Hardcover - Dec. 1987)
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