Sacred Narratives

by Lucrezia Tornabuoni de' Medici and Jane Tylus

The most prominent woman in Renaissance Florence, Lucrezia Tornabuoni de' Medici (1425-1482) lived during her city's golden age. Wife of Piero de' Medici and mother of Lorenzo the Magnificent, Tornabuoni exerted considerable influence on Florence's political and social affairs. She was also, as this volume illustrates, a gifted and prolific poet.

This is the first major collection in any language of her extensive body of religious poems. Ranging...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226808548
• ISBN13: 9780226808543
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"