03430nam 2200745 450 991082639250332120221212044853.01-4426-6542-41-4426-6541-610.3138/9781442665415(CKB)2550000001040037(EBL)3284158(SSID)ssj0000812970(PQKBManifestationID)11449037(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000812970(PQKBWorkID)10767906(PQKB)11498351(CEL)444709(OCoLC)824178042(CaBNVSL)slc00231390(MiAaPQ)EBC3284158(MiAaPQ)EBC4669694(DE-B1597)479086(OCoLC)979728999(DE-B1597)9781442665415(Au-PeEL)EBL4669694(CaPaEBR)ebr11256216(OCoLC)958570806(OCoLC)902943112(MdBmJHUP)musev2_106372(EXLCZ)99255000000104003720160921h20122012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOn the causes of the greatness and magnificence of cities, 1588 /Giovanni Botero ; translation and introduction by Geoffrey SymcoxToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,2012.©20121 online resource (136 p.)Lorenzo Da Ponte Italian LibraryTranslated from the Italian.1-4426-4507-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.BOOK I. 1. What Is a Great City ; 2. On Authority ; 3. On Force ; 4. On Laying Waste the Lands of Neighbours ; 5. On Removing Peoples from Their Own Countries to Our City ; 6. On Pleasure ; 7. On Utility ; 8. On the Convenience of the Site ; 9. On the Fertility of the Land ; 10. On Convenience for Transport -- BOOK II. 1. 31 ; 2. On the Particular Methods Employed by the Romans ; 3. On Colonies ; 4. On Religion ; 5. On Universities ; 6. On Courts of Justice ; 7. On Industry ; 8. On Fiscal Privileges ; On the Possession of Some Valuable Commodity ; 10. On Political Dominion ; 11. On the Residence of the Nobility ; 12. On the Residence of the Prince -- BOOK III 1. 71 ; 2. Why Cities Do Not Grow Proportionately ; 3. On the Causes That Maintain a City's Greatness -- A Treatise. How Many People Rome Might Have Contained at the Height of Its Greatness.This edition of the treatise -- which includes an introduction by Geoffrey W. Symcox on the intellectual context within which it was conceived -- is a must-read for anyone interested in the life of cities both historical and contemporary.Lorenzo da Ponte Italian library.Cities and townsEarly works to 1800Urban economicsEarly works to 1800Sociology, UrbanEarly works to 1800ItalyfastCities and townsUrban economicsSociology, Urban307.76Botero Giovanni1540-1617,250891Symcox GeoffreyMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826392503321On the causes of the greatness and magnificence of cities, 15884029634UNINA