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
Main Author: Atkinson, Niall, 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2016]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Architecture de la Renaissance > Italie > Florence.
Renaissance > Italie > Florence.
Villes > Bruits > Italie > Florence > Histoire.
Cloches > Italie > Florence > Histoire.
Acoustique architecturale > Histoire.
Renaissance.
City sounds.
Bells.
Architecture, Renaissance.
Architectural acoustics.
ART / History / Renaissance
ARCHITECTURE > History > Renaissance.
Architectural acoustics > History.
Bells > Italy > Florence > History.
City sounds > Italy > Florence > History.
Renaissance > Italy > Florence.
Architecture, Renaissance > Italy > Florence.
Italy > Florence.
History.
Electronic books.
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 (280 pages): illustrations (some color), plans (chiefly color)
ISBN:9780271077833

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