ISBN:
9781400862344
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1400862345
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (283 pages)
Series Statement:
Princeton Legacy Library
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Lansing, Carol Florentine Magnates : Lineage and Faction in a Medieval Commune
DDC:
305.52230945510902
Keywords:
Nobility Political activity
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History
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To 1500
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Italy
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Florence
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Guilds Political activity
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History
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To 1500
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Italy
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Florence
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Nobility Political activity To 1500
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History
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Guilds Political activity To 1500
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History
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HISTORY ; General
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Discrimination & Race Relations
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Minority Studies
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Guilds ; Political activity
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Nobility ; Political activity
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Politics and government
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Sociology & Social History
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Social Sciences
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Communities - Social Classes
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History
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Florence (Italy) Politics and government
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To 1421
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Italy
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Florence
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Florence (Italy) Politics and government To 1421
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Italy ; Florence
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Electronic books
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Electronic books History
Abstract:
In the 1290s a new guild-based Florentine government placed a group of noble families under severe legal restraints, on the grounds that they were both the most powerful and the most violent and disruptive element in the city. In this colorful portrayal of civic life in medieval Florence, Carol Lansing explores the patrilineal structure and function of these urban families, known as ""magnates."" She shows how they emerged as a class defined not by specific economic interests but by a distinctive culture. During the earlier period of weaker civic institutions, these families built their pow
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