Prato: Architecture, Piety, and Political Identity in a Tuscan City-State | 
 enlarge | Author: Alick M. Mclean
Publisher: Yale University Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 716353
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Number Of Items: 1
ISBN: 0300137141
Dewey Decimal Number: 945
EAN: 9780300137149
ASIN: 0300137141
Publication Date: November 25, 2008 (In 3 Days)
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DIVDIVP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in 7.25in; mso-layout-grid-align: none"This handsome book recounts the historical development of one city republic, Prato in Tuscany, from the eleventh through the fourteenth century. In telling the story of Prato#8217;s origins, construction, and demise, Alick McLean considers the planning, art, architecture, politics, faith, and daily life of Prato and its citizens, showing how major historical events and trends in the Italian middle ages were experienced within the architecture and streetscapes of this particular place./PDIVP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" /PP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"McLean#8217;s meticulous research is supported by a rich array of stunning new photography, plans, and maps. Together they provide a clear picture of what differentiates Italy's medieval communes from its ancient cities: the interest in economic growth rather than exclusively centralized military and administrative hegemony. This history of urban form in Prato shows how the commune sought to fashion a democratic version of urban life, one based primarily on rational, systematic, and legislative order, rather than religious belief and private interests, and it examines what happened to that experiment/PP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" /PP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"Lean#8217;s meticulous research is supported by a rich array of stunning new photography, plans, and maps. Together they provide a clear picture of what differentiates Italy's medieval communes from its ancient cities: the interest in economic growth rather than exclusively centralized military and administrative hegemony. This history of urban form in Prato shows how the commune sought to fashion a democratic version of urban life, one based primarily on rational, systematic, and legislative order, rather than religious belief and private interests, and it examines what happened to that experiment./P/DIV/DIV/DIV
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