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

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"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 inhabi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Atkinson, Niall, 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Architecture, Renaissance > Italy > Florence.
Renaissance > Italy > Florence.
City sounds > Italy > Florence > History.
Bells > Italy > Florence > History.
Architectural acoustics > History.
Acoustique architecturale > Histoire.
Cloches > Italie > Florence > Histoire.
Villes > Bruits > Italie > Florence > Histoire.
Renaissance > Italie > Florence.
Architecture de la Renaissance > Italie > Florence.
ARCHITECTURE > History > Renaissance.
ART > History > Renaissance.
Architectural acoustics
Architecture, Renaissance
Bells
City sounds
Renaissance
Italy > Florence
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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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
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 260 pages) : illustrations (some color), plans (chiefly color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780271077833
0271077832
9780271077819
0271077816

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