Publisher's Synopsis
This richly illustrated volume shows for the first time an outstanding collection of illuminated coat of arms of influential Florentine families such as the Medici, the Albizi or the Corsini. The emblems, found in the records of the mayors of the ancient "Lega del Chianti" (Chianti's League), are supported by a wide introduction and an index of heraldic pictures which makes the consultation easier thus serving as a precious research tool.Texts by Pier Paolo Mugnaini, Giovanni Ricasoli-Firidolfi, Luigi Borgia.
