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1 online resource. |
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text file |
| Series |
Rulers & elites: comparative studies in governance,
2211-4610 ;
volume 14
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Rulers & elites.
2211-4610 ; volume 14.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Florentine patricians and their changing social and political position (1530-1670) -- Florentine patricians in their role as ambassadors and chamberlains and their influence on the social and cultural representation of the -- Medici in Florence, Rome and at other courts -- Patricians as patrons and collectors during the reigns of Ferdinand I, Cosimo II, the regents and Ferdinand II de' Medici -- The shared cultural world of the Medici princes and the Florentine patricians: musical performances, European networks, and cultural academies -- The brokerage activities of Michelangelo Buonarroti the Younger and the exchange of cultural gifts -- The patricians' contribution to cultural events and Medici organised for public ceremonies and in honour of visiting guests. |
| Summary |
In 'Florentine Patricians and Their Networks', Elisa Goudriaan presents the first comprehensive overview of the cultural world and diplomatic strategies of the Florentine patricians in the seventeenth century and of the ways in which they contributed as a group to the court culture of the Medici. The author focusses on the patricians' musical, theatrical, literary, and artistic pursuits, and uses these to show how politics, social life, and cultural activities tended to merge in early modern society. Quotations from many archival sources, mainly correspondence, make this book a lively reading-experience and offer a new perspective on seventeenth-century Florentine society, by revealing the mechanisms behind elite patronage networks, cultural input, recruiting processes, and brokerage activities. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Medici, House of.
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Medici, House of. |
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Nobility -- Italy -- Florence -- History -- 17th century.
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Nobility. |
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Italy -- Florence. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
17th century |
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Florence (Italy) -- Social life and customs -- 17th century.
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Florence (Italy) -- Civilization -- 17th century.
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| Chronological Term |
1600-1699 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Goudriaan, Elisa (Elisa Johanna), 1981- Florentine patricians and their networks. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2017 9789004346529 (DLC) 2017033466 |
| ISBN |
9789004353589 (electronic book) |
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9004353585 (electronic book) |
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9004353585 |
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9789004346529 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
10.1163/9789004353589 |
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