The elevation and decline of the Bank of the Medici. The centenary history of the most influential bankers dynasty in Europe

Representatives of the Medici family are widely known due to their outstanding role in the Italian revival. However, their activities as bankers and merchants have been little studied. Although it was economic power that allowed them to seize the power of the political and monopoline business in Europe west of the Rhine. The extensive work of Raymond de Rover was created on the basis of the rarest archival documents. It is dedicated to the Medici Bank - the most influential in Europe of the 15th century - and is extremely important for understanding the economy, politics and public life of that time. It is also curious that the history of the Medici Bank echoes today and enriches our knowledge of the origins of modern business