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How the Medici shaped the Renaissance [videorecording (DVD)] / William Landon.

by Landon, William J., 1974-

The Teaching Company, [2021].

DVD 945.5105 L259h

Medici, House of.

Art -- Italy -- Florence.

Florence (Italy) -- History -- 1421-1737.

Great courses (DVD). Ancient & medieval history.

Great courses (DVD)

Alternate title:

Great Courses. How the Medici shaped the Renaissance [videorecording (DVD)]

[videorecording (DVD)] /

2 videodiscs (364 min.) : 5.1 Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 course guidebook (ii, 120 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)

12 courses / total running time: 364 min.

Course no. 30040.

Closed-captioned.

Disc 1. Florence at the dawn of the Renaissance -- The foundations of Medici greatness-- The godfather: Cosimo de' Medici -- The gouty: Piero de' Medici -- Lorenzo the maginificent -- Magnificence achieved -- Disc 2. The first collapse of the Medici regime -- Theocracy and republicanism at Florence -- The Medici restoration -- The last Florentine Republic -- The Black Prince: Alessandro de' Medici -- Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand duke of Tuscany.

William Landon, Northern Kentucky University.

The extraordinary Medici family played a key role in the world-changing phenomenon of the Renaissance. This course leads you through the dazzling trajectory of the Medici, where you'll trace the founding of the Medici dynasty, learn how the Medici commissioned iconic works of art and architecture, encounter towering Medici luminaries, and follow how the Medici ultimately became hereditary rulers.

Filmed lectures.

Educational films.

Films for the hearing impaired.

Teaching Company.

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