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Referenced when discussing Lorenzo de' Medici's spending habits and financial management. Dominic mentions 'more caustic historians of the Medici family, like Mary Hollingsworth in her book' who describes Lorenzo as 'a depressing tale of greed and inexperience from which the Medici brand never really recovered.' The book appears to be about the Medici family.

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Referenced when describing Pope Sixtus IV's physical appearance. Dominic states 'Christopher Hibbert, who's very good at these pen portraits, calls him a big, gruff, toothless man with a massive head, a small, squashed nose, and an intimidating expression.' This appears to be from a historical work about Renaissance Italy or the papacy.

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Referenced when Tom compares appearing in a Botticelli painting to their appearance in Malcolm Price's work. Tom says 'And you know what this reminds me of? Our appearance as donkeys in Malcolm Price's novel. The Welsh noir novels of Malcolm Price.' These are described as Welsh noir novels in which Tom and Dominic appear as characters (donkeys).