The noisy Renaissance : sound, architecture, and Florentine urban life /
Atkinson, Niall, 1967-
The noisy Renaissance : sound, architecture, and Florentine urban life / Niall Atkinson. - 1 online resource (xv, 260 pages) : illustrations (some color), plans (chiefly color)
Includes bibliographical references 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.
"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.
9780271077833 (electronic bk.) 0271077832 (electronic bk.) 9780271077819 (electronic bk.) 0271077816 (electronic bk.)
F149D331-3BEF-47DC-B916-71EC8803585D OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com 22573/ctv14ftk4h JSTOR
Architecture, Renaissance--Italy--Florence.
Renaissance--Italy--Florence.
City sounds--History.--Italy--Florence
Bells--History.--Italy--Florence
Architectural acoustics--History.
ARCHITECTURE--History--Renaissance.
ART / History / Renaissance
Architectural acoustics.
Architecture, Renaissance.
Bells.
City sounds.
Renaissance.
Acoustique architecturale--Histoire.
Cloches--Histoire.--Italie--Florence
Villes--Bruits--Histoire.--Italie--Florence
Renaissance--Italie--Florence.
Architecture de la Renaissance--Italie--Florence.
Italy--Florence.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
NA1121.F7 / A85 2016
724/.120945511
The noisy Renaissance : sound, architecture, and Florentine urban life / Niall Atkinson. - 1 online resource (xv, 260 pages) : illustrations (some color), plans (chiefly color)
Includes bibliographical references 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.
"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.
9780271077833 (electronic bk.) 0271077832 (electronic bk.) 9780271077819 (electronic bk.) 0271077816 (electronic bk.)
F149D331-3BEF-47DC-B916-71EC8803585D OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com 22573/ctv14ftk4h JSTOR
Architecture, Renaissance--Italy--Florence.
Renaissance--Italy--Florence.
City sounds--History.--Italy--Florence
Bells--History.--Italy--Florence
Architectural acoustics--History.
ARCHITECTURE--History--Renaissance.
ART / History / Renaissance
Architectural acoustics.
Architecture, Renaissance.
Bells.
City sounds.
Renaissance.
Acoustique architecturale--Histoire.
Cloches--Histoire.--Italie--Florence
Villes--Bruits--Histoire.--Italie--Florence
Renaissance--Italie--Florence.
Architecture de la Renaissance--Italie--Florence.
Italy--Florence.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
NA1121.F7 / A85 2016
724/.120945511