Prato : Architecture, Piety, and Political Identity in a Tuscan City-state. Alick M. Mclean
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Author: Alick M. Mclean
Page Count: 272 pages
Published Date: 02 Jan 2009
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication Country: New Haven, United States
Language: English
Format: PDF
ISBN: 9780300137149
File Name: Prato.Architecture,.Piety,.and.Political.Identity.in.a.Tuscan.City-state.pdf
Download Link: Prato Architecture, Piety, and Political Identity in a Tuscan City-state
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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'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. McLean'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
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