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The Noisy Renaissance: Sound, Architecture, and Florentine Urban Life Atkinson, Niall (Assistant Professor, University of Chicago)
The Noisy Renaissance: Sound, Architecture, and Florentine Urban Life
Atkinson, Niall (Assistant Professor, University of Chicago)
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.
black & white halftones, colour illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | August 9, 2016 |
| ISBN13 | 9780271071190 |
| Publishers | Pennsylvania State University Press |
| Pages | 280 |
| Dimensions | 326 × 242 × 25 mm · 957 g |