Siena: Constructing the Renaissance CityWeaving together social, political, economic and architectural history, this book explores the role of key patrons in Siena's urban projects, including Pope Pius II Piccolomini and his family, and the quasi-despot Pandolfo Petrucci. |
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Siena: constructing the Renaissance city
Recensione dell'utente - Not Available - Book VerdictSiena is one of those small Italian cities near Florence located for centuries on the Grand Tour of Europe for many reasons: e.g., the annual summer ritual of the Palio and the famous 14th-century ... Leggi recensione completa
Sommario
Architecture and Civic | 5 |
I | 24 |
Urban Renewal and Domestic | 47 |
47 | 66 |
Urban Magnificence and Civic Image | 91 |
The Strada Romana and its Users | 115 |
Humanists Antiquarians | 147 |
The Architecture of | 157 |
Oligarchy and Urban Form | 175 |
Pandolfo Petrucci | 195 |
Appendices | 231 |
| 293 | |
Parole e frasi comuni
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Brani popolari
Pagina 217 - Tu li vedrai tra quella gente vana che spera in Talamone, e perderagli più di speranza ch'a trovar la Diana; ma più vi perderanno li ammiragli ». 133 136 142 145 151 154 133-38.
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Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | Siena: Constructing the Renaissance City |
| Autore | Fabrizio Nevola |
| Edizione | integrale |
| Editore | Yale University Press, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0300126786, 9780300126785 |
| Lunghezza | 303 pagine |
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