A Companion to Medieval Pisa / edited by Karen Rose Mathews, Silvia Orvietani Busch, and Stefano Bruni.

A Companion to Medieval Pisa
Erişim Adresi
ISBN
9789004512719 (electronic book)
9789004382589 (print)
Yer Numarası
DK/6175
Yayın Bilgisi
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2022.
Fiziksel Niteleme
1 online resource.
Dizi
Brill's Companions to European History ; 28
Late Antiquity and Medieval Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2022
Bibliyografi, vb. Notu
Includes bibliographical references and index.
İçindekiler Notu
Preface -- List of Illustrations -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction: The Legacy of Medieval Pisa / Karen Rose Mathews and Silvia Orvietani Busch -- Prologue: Pisa in Perspective / David Abulafia -- PART 1: Origins and Geomorphology -- 1 Pisa and Its Natural Environment / Monica Bini and Veronica Rossi -- 2 The Origins: The Etruscan Polis and Roman Civitas / Stefano Bruni -- Part 2: Archaeology -- 3 Pisa in the Early Medieval Period / Antonio Alberti -- 4 Medieval Archaeology and Excavations / Gabriele Gattiglia -- Part 3: Political and Institutional History -- 5 Politics, Institutions and Society in Pisa during the Communal Era (Late Eleventh to Late Fourteenth Century) / Alma Poloni -- 6 The Late Middle Ages and the Florentine Conquest / Giuseppe Petralia -- Part 4: Urban History -- 7 Urban History, Topography, and Social Organization / Gabriella Garzella -- 8 Creating a New forma urbis : Pisa's Evolving Cityscape from the Golden Age to the Florentine Conquest / Ewa Karwacka Codini -- Part 5: Economic Organization and Mediterranean Expansion -- 9 The Pisan Economy from the Tenth to Fifteenth Century: A Parabolic Trajectory / Cédric Quertier -- 10 Maritime Expansion into the Western Mediterranean / Michele Campopiano -- 11 Trade and Interactions with Outremer : The Pisans in the East from the Eleventh to the Fourteenth Century / Michel Balard -- Part 6: Port Systems and Infrastructure -- 12 The Port Structures of Medieval Pisa: Organization, Form, and Functionality / Fabio Redi -- 13 The Mediterranean Port System of Pisa: Role, Management, and Evolution / Olimpia Vaccari -- Part 7: Religious Life and Ecclesiastical Institutions -- 14 Bishops, Archbishops, and Religious Institutions from the Ninth to the Fifteenth Century / Mauro Ronzani -- 15 The Pisan Churches and Cult of Saints / Maria Luisa Ceccarelli Lemut -- Part 8: Cultural Life and History -- 16 Culture and Literature in Pisa from the Eighth to the Fourteenth Century / Ottavio Banti -- 17 Art in Pisa in the Middle Ages / Marco Collareta -- 18 Pisan Bacini and the Churches of Pisa / Karen Rose Mathews -- 19 The Image of Pisa in the Medieval Figurative Arts / Cristina Cagianelli -- Epilogue: The Iconic Status of Medieval Pisa and Its Urban Form / Franco Cardini -- Bibliography -- Index.
Özet, vb.
Presenting medieval Pisa in a multidisciplinary study, A Companion to Medieval Pisa provides a comprehensive overview of the city at the time of its greatest fame and prosperity. The volume addresses central aspects of the city's history: its geomorphology and orientation towards the Mediterranean Sea; its ancient past; the archaeological basis for the study of the medieval city and its built environment; Pisa's urban and port infrastructure; its social organization and political and economic history; its cultural achievements in the visual and literary arts; and the legacy of the medieval past for the city today. Contributors are: David Abulafia, Monica Bini, Veronica Rossi, Stefano Bruni, Antonio Alberti, Gabriele Gattiglia, Alma Poloni, Giuseppe Petralia, Gabriella Garzella, Ewa Karwacka Codini, Cédric Quertier, Michele Campopiano, Michel Balard, Fabio Redi, Olimpia Vaccari, Mauro Ronzani, Maria Luisa Ceccarelli Lemut, Ottavio Banti, Marco Collareta, Karen Rose Mathews, Cristina Cagianelli, and Franco Cardini.
Konu
Urban archaeology __ Italy __ Pisa.
Archaeology, Medieval __ Italy __ Pisa.