The noisy Renaissance : sound, architecture, and Florentine urban life / Niall Atkinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atkinson, Niall, 1967- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture, Renaissance--Italy--Florence.

Architecture, Renaissance.

Renaissance--Italy--Florence.

Renaissance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 260 pages )

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

University Park, Pennsylvania : The Penn State University Press, [2016]

Summary:

"Analyzes how the premodern city, through the example of Renaissance Florence, can be understood as an acoustic phenomenon. Explores how city sounds, such as the ringing of church bells, can be foundational elements in the creation and maintenance of urban communities and the spaces they inhabit"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

COVER Front

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Journey into the Noisy Renaissance

Notes to Introduction

Chapter 1: The Acoustic Art of City- Building

Notes to Chapter 1

Chapter 2: Florentine Soundscapes

Notes to Chapter 2

Chapter 3: Sound, Space, and Meaning in Renaissance Florence

Notes to Chapter 3

Chapter 4: Suoni, Voci, Rumori: Listening to the City

Notes to Chapter 4

Chapter 5: Sonic Discord, Urban Disorder

Notes to Chapter 5

Epilogue: Ephemerality, Durability, and Architectural History

Notes to Epilogue

Notes

Bibliography

Index

COVER Back.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-254) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780271077819

0271077816

9780271077833

0271077832

OCLC:

1080551168