Empires. The Medici, godfathers of the renaissance. Part 1, Birth of a dynasty /
From a base in 15th-century Florence, the Medici family used charm, patronage, duplicity, and ruthlessness to amass wealth and power. The Medicis also ignited Western history's most important cultural and artistic revolution, the Renaissance, but doomed their own ordered world. This epic drama...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | From a base in 15th-century Florence, the Medici family used charm, patronage, duplicity, and ruthlessness to amass wealth and power. The Medicis also ignited Western history's most important cultural and artistic revolution, the Renaissance, but doomed their own ordered world. This epic drama in the courts, cathedrals, and palaces of Europe traces a family's powerful ambition and a continent's tortured struggle to emerge from the Dark Ages. |
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| Item Description: | Downloadable video file. Title from title screen (viewed Apr. 11, 2008). Based on the book, "The Medici, godfathers of the Renaissance," by Paul Strathern. Originally broadcast as an episode of Empires on PBS in 2003. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: OverDrive Media Console (file size: 291220KB). |
| Audience: | Age group: NR. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Malcom McClean. |
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