The Noisy Renaissance : Sound, Architecture, and Florentine Urban Life / / Niall Atkinson

• Autore: Atkinson Niall <1967->
• Pubblicazione: University Park, Pennsylvania : , : The Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2016]; Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2019; ©[2016]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 260 pages )
• Disciplina: 724/.120945511
• Soggetto topico: Architectural acoustics - History; Bells - Italy - Florence - History; City sounds - Italy - Florence - History; Renaissance - Italy - Florence; Architecture, Renaissance - Italy - Florence
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-254) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: "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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Noisy Renaissance
• ISBN: 0-271-07781-6; 0-271-07783-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910480304303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II