A tabernacle for the sun: a novel set in Florence in the time of Lorenzo de' Medici, 1472-1478 | 
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follows the trials and tribulations of young Tommaso de Maffei, forced to leave his native home after its destruction by the forces of his idol, Lorenzo de‘ Medici. Taken to Firenze by his guardian, the Bishop of Volterra, he is apprenticed a scribe at a time when the printing press is coming into use.
Set against the backdrop of Florence, it deals with issues of freedom and democracy that are just as relevant in our own current age.
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