The Noisy Renaissance : sound, architecture, and Florentine urban life. / txt
Niall Atkinson.
- xv, 260 p. ill. ; 27 cm. book
Include index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-254) and index.
Contents: Vii List of Illustrations -- Xiii Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction Journey into the Noisy Renaissance -- 17 Chapter 1 The Acoustic Art of City Building -- 69 Chapter 2 Florentine Soundscape -- 121 Chapter 3 Sound, Space, and Meaning in Renaissance Florence -- 152 Chapter 4 Suoni, Voci, Rumori: Listening to the City -- 182 Chapter 5 Sonic Discord, Urban Disorder -- 201 Epilogue Ephemerality, Durability, and Architectural History -- 215 Notes -- 245 Bibliography -- 255 Index --
"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.
9780271071206 (cloth : alk. paper)
2015050853
Architecture, Renaissance--Italy--Florence. Renaissance--Italy--Florence. City sounds--History.--Italy--Florence Bells--History.--Italy--Florence Architectural acoustics--History.