Research Catalog

Title

Street life in Renaissance Italy / Fabrizio Nevola.

Author

Nevola, Fabrizio, 1970-

Publication

• New Haven, CT ; London : Yale University Press, 2020.
• ©2020

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Details

Description

320 pages : illustrations (some color); 26 cm

Summary

The cities of Renaissance Italy comprised a network of forces shaping both the urban landscape and those who inhabited it. In this illuminating study, those complex relations are laid bare and explored through the lens of contemporary urban theory, providing new insights into the various urban centers of Italy's transition toward modernity. The book underscores how the design and structure of public space during this transformative period were intended to exercise a certain measure of authority over its citizens, citing the impact of architecture and street layout on everyday social practices. The ensuing chapters demonstrate how the character of public space became increasingly determined by the habits of its residents, for whom the streets served as the backdrop of their daily activities. Highlighting major hubs such as Rome, Florence, and Bologna, as well as other lesser-known settings, 'Street Life in Renaissance Italy' offers a new look at this remarkable era.

Subject

• 1400-1599
• Public spaces > Italy > History > 15th century
• Public spaces > Italy > History > 16th century
• Public architecture > Italy > History > 15th century
• Public architecture > Italy > History > 16th century
• Cities and towns > Italy > History
• Espaces publics > Italie > Histoire > 16e siècle
• Villes > Italie > Histoire
• Public spaces > History > Italy > 15th century
• Public spaces > History > Italy > 16th century
• Public architecture > History > Italy > 15th century
• Public architecture > History > Italy > 16th century
• Cities and towns > History. > Italy
• Public spaces
• Public architecture
• Cities and towns
• Italy > History > 1492-1559
• Italie > Histoire > 1492-1559
• Italy

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction. Life between buildings -- Part 1 : Street life and street cultures -- 1. Planned streets and urban renewal in Renaissance Italy -- 2. Everyday life on the streets : sociability and the public realm -- 3. Surveillance and the street : urban form as an instrument of control -- Part 2 : Streets, neighbourhoods and spatial networks -- 4. Paths and edges : the street ecology of city centres and neighbourhoods -- 5. Street corners : nodes in the networks of urban community -- 6. The palace and the street : private identities and public spaces -- Epilogue. Beyond the streets : urban public space as socially mediated.

ISBN

• 9780300175431
• 0300175434

LCCN

99993332335

OCLC

• on1152994925
• 1152994925
• SCSB-14515711

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries