Part I - The patron's oeuvre
Learning the lessons of Florentine culture : Who Cosimo knew
Educating the patron : What Cosimo read
Part II - The common culture of the Florentine audience : The Medici share in this
Compilations and the corpus of texts
Popular devotion and the prerception of images
Images of Florentine patronage refracted through popular culture
Part III - Cosimo's religious commissions
Expiation, charity, intercession
Building "for the honor of God, and the honor of the city, and the memory of me"
Part IV - The house of the Medici
The palace : Measuring self on the urban map
The chapel in the heart of the palace : A microcosm of Medici patronage
Part V - The patron as "auctor"
Patrons and their artists : "The variety of genius"
The patron's choice : Princes, patricians, partisans
Conclusion : An oeuvre defines its patron : Cosimo's visable image
Appendix A : A list of what appear to be popular miscellanies compiled from the Pupilli record.