Main entry:

McLean, Alick Macdonnel, 1958-

Title & Author:

Prato : architecture, piety, and political identity in a Tuscan city-state / Alick M. McLean.

Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2008.

Description:

xiii, 250 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), plans ; 27 cm

Notes:
Slip with illustration credits inserted.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-243) and index.
The urban and political representation of the Pratese -- Prato before Prato : polycentric settlements, monuments, and social order -- Prato unified and independent : centralized urban expression -- The architectural and urban expression of autonomy by the propositura in the twelfth century -- The expression of secular authority by the early communal regime -- The expression and defense of religious authority by the early communal regime -- The destruction of the Plaza Comunis and the shift of civic patronage from the propositura to the friars -- The new Piazza del Comune and the return of civic patronage to the Pieve di Santo Stefano and its piazza -- The significance of the Virgin, her belt, and its setting in Prato -- Epilogue -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Summary:

"This book recounts the historical development of the Italian commune of Prato. In telling the story of Prato's origins, construction, and demise, Alick McLean considers the planning, art, architecture, politics, faith, and daily life of Prato and its citizens, showing how major historical events and trends in the Italian middle ages were experienced within the architecture and streetscapes of this particular place." "The research is supported by new photography, plans, and maps. Together they provide a clear picture of what distinguishes Italy's medieval communes from Imperial Rome: the intention to serve the welfare of residents rather than the conquests or hegemony of administration."--Jacket.

Resources:
Publisher description
Contributor biographical information
Table of contents
Table of contents

ISBN:

9780300137149 (hbk.)
0300137141 (hbk.)

Subject:

City planning Italy Prato.
Sociology, Urban Italy Prato.
Cities and towns, Medieval Italy Prato.
Sociologie urbaine Italie Prato.
Villes médiévales Italie Prato.
Buildings.
Cities and towns, Medieval.
City planning.
Economic history.
Social conditions.
Sociology, Urban.
art italien Prato (Italie) Moyen-Âge 11e s. 14e s.
vie quotidienne Prato (Italie) Moyen-Âge 11e s. 14e s.
architecture italienne Prato (Italie) Moyen-Âge 11e s. 14e s.
planification urbaine Prato (Italie) Moyen-Âge 11e s. 14e s.
Prato (Italy) Buildings, structures, etc.
Prato (Italy) Social conditions.
Prato (Italy) Economic conditions.
Prato (Italy) History.
Prato Storia Sec. 11.-14.
Italy Prato.
Geschichte 1000-1600
Geschichte 1000-1400

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 261848
Call No.: BIB 192895
Status: Available