Siena: The Life And Afterlife Of A Medieval City Jane Stevenson Apollo Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

An Authoritative Richly Illustrated History And Affectionate Celebration Of Siena One The Best-Loved Most-Visited Cities In Italy Occupying A Hilltop Site Midst Vast Undulating Landscape Is As Much Magnet For Contemporary Tourism Florence However Its Proud Republican Past Presents Intriguing Contrast With Medici-Dominated Northern Tuscan Rival Which It Tussled Local Supremacy High Middle Ages From Twelfth Century Profiting Advantageous Position On Major Pilgrim Route Republic Developed Into European Power Remained Important Commercial Financial Artistic Centre Four Centuries Jane Stevenson Charts Changing Fortunes City That Rose To Astonishingly Productive Cultural Heyday Thirteenth Fourteenth Suffered Catastrophic Late Medieval Decline Aftermath Black Death But Transcended Loss Wider Political Enjoy Prosperous Civic Afterlife Today Enjoys Cherished Uniquely Well-Preserved Crammed World-Class Art Architecture Furnished Appealing Traditions Set Heavenly Σελίδες: 416 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0130 Διαστάσεις: 12 9X12 9Cm