The Government of Florence under the Medici (1434 to 1494)

Examines the complex system of controls which the Medici created to secure and increase their ascendancy, and throws fresh light on the personalities and groups supporting the Medici regime, as well as on the surviving republican opposition. This second edition takes account of the many important studies on the Medici since first publication. The reorganization of the Archivio delle Tratte has necessitated the revision of every single reference to what is by far the largest group of sources.