CONTENTS

Florence

An Independent Monk

A Confessional Arrangement

Family Matters

Cosimo is Dying

Cosimo’s Funeral

The Party of the Hill

Lorenzo’s Choice

Patrons of the Arts

Doing too Much

Alas, Poor Piero

To be a Prince

Rotten to the Core

Magnificentia

Be Warned

Bagno à Morba

Leonardo’s Trial

The Pazzi Conspiracy

Final Confession

Epilogue

Author’s Note