An authoritative, richly illustrated history, and affectionate
celebration, of Siena, one of the best-loved and most-visited
cities in Italy. Occupying a hilltop site in the midst of a vast,
undulating landscape, Siena is as much a magnet for contemporary
tourism as Florence. However, its proud republican past presents an
intriguing contrast with its Medici-dominated northern Tuscan
rival, with which it tussled for local supremacy for much of the
High Middle Ages. From the twelfth century, profiting from its
advantageous position on a major pilgrim route, the Republic of
Siena developed into a major European power and remained an
important commercial, financial and artistic centre for four
centuries. Jane Stevenson charts the changing fortunes of a city
that rose to an astonishingly productive cultural heyday in the
thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, suffered a catastrophic late
medieval decline in the aftermath of the Black Death, but
transcended the loss of its wider political power to enjoy a
prosperous civic afterlife. Siena today enjoys a cherished position
as a uniquely well-preserved medieval city, crammed with
world-class art and architecture, furnished with appealing and
intriguing traditions, and set in a heavenly landscape.
General
Imprint: |
Apollo
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
October 2022 |
Authors: |
Jane Stevenson
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 42mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
448 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-80110-114-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
LSN: |
1-80110-114-0 |
Barcode: |
9781801101141 |
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