{"product_id":"the-house-of-medici-9780688053390","title":"The House of Medici","description":"It was a dynasty with more wealth, passion, and power than the houses of Windsor, Kennedy, and Rockefeller combined. It shaped all of Europe and controlled politics, scientists, artists, and even popes, for three hundred years. It was the house of Medici, patrons of Botticelli, Michelangelo and Galileo, benefactors who turned Florence into a global power center, and then lost it all.\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe House of Medici\u003c\/em\u003e picks up where Barbara Tuchman's Hibbert delves into the lives of the Medici family, whose legacy of increasing self-indulgence and sexual dalliance eventually led to its self-destruction. With twenty-four pages of black-and-white illustrations, this timeless saga is one of Quill's strongest-selling paperbacks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHibbert, Christopher:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Christopher Hibbert, an Oxford graduate, has written more than fifty books, including \u003cem\u003eWellington: A Personal History, London: The Biography of a City, Redcoats and Rebels, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Destruction of Lord Raglan.\u003c\/em\u003e He lives with his family in Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, England.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50612242809106,"sku":"9780688053390","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ad19d4dd-1dc0-4b5b-a3bf-b2611bb1a893.jpg?v=1732371759","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-house-of-medici-9780688053390","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}