From the Book - 1st Harper Torchbook ed.
Origin and growth of the Commune of Florence: From dependence to independence
The independent republic: From the ordinances of justice to the rise of the Medici
The pre-Medicean stages of the Florentine culture
Cosimo as patron of letters and art
The rule of Lorenzo through the Pazzi Conspiracy
The rule of Lorenzo from the Pazzi Conspiracy to his death
Lorenzo as humanist, poet, patron, and ruler
The overthrow of Piero II followed by the Republican Interlude of 1494-1512
The rule of Pope Clement VII including the Republican Interlude of 1527-1530
The rule of Alessandro, first and last Duke of Florence of the older Medicean line.
