Tag: Florence
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Following Up: Florence and the Banking Machine: the Rise and Fall of the Medici Bank
**Following up is a series in which I explain interesting things about the topic I chose or why it matters that people know this history. It also provides a review of the books used with links to buy them. It greatly helps the blog if you use these links to purchase any book that interests…
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Florence and the Banking Machine: the Rise and Fall of the Medici Bank
The Medici Bank of the Renaissance is possibly the most famous institution from that era. Historians often state that at its height, it was larger and more powerful than any of its competitors. However, the bank only lasted for less than one hundred years, and its time at the top was even shorter. Why did…
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