Main entry:

Atkinson, Niall, 1967- author.

Title & Author:

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

Publication:

University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2016]

Description:

xv, 260 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-254) and index.
Introduction : journey into the noisy Renaissance -- The acoustic art of city-building -- Florentine soundscapes -- Sound, space, and meaning in Renaissance Florence -- Suoni, voci, rumori : listening to the city -- Sonic discord, urban disorder -- Epilogue : ephemerality, durability, and architectural history.
Dust jacket.

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.

ISBN:

9780271071190 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0271071192 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780271071206 (pbk.)
0271071206 (pbk.)

Subject:

Architecture, Renaissance Italy Florence.
Renaissance Italy Florence.
City sounds Italy Florence History.
Bells Italy Florence History.
Architectural acoustics History.
Architecture de la Renaissance Italie Florence.
Renaissance Italie Florence.
Villes Bruits Italie Florence Histoire.
Cloches Italie Florence Histoire.
Acoustique architecturale Histoire.
Architectural acoustics.
Architecture, Renaissance.
Bells.
City sounds.
Renaissance.
Geräusch
Akustik
Öffentlicher Raum
Städtebau
Architektur
Italy Florence.
Florenz

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 293126
Call No.: BIB 237781
Status: Available