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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (XXIII, 623 Seiten) , Illustrationen, Karten

ISBN: 9789004512719

Series Statement: Brill's companions to European history volume 28

Content: 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

Note: Includes bibliographical references and index , Preface , List of Illustrations , Notes on Contributors , Introduction: The Legacy of Medieval Pisa , Prologue: Pisa in Perspective , PART 1: Origins and Geomorphology , 1 Pisa and Its Natural Environment , 2 The Origins: The Etruscan Polis and Roman Civitas , Part 2: Archaeology , 3 Pisa in the Early Medieval Period , 4 Medieval Archaeology and Excavations , Part 3: Political and Institutional History , 5 Politics, Institutions and Society in Pisa during the Communal Era (Late Eleventh to Late Fourteenth Century) , 6 The Late Middle Ages and the Florentine Conquest , Part 4: Urban History , 7 Urban History, Topography, and Social Organization , 8 Creating a New forma urbis : Pisa's Evolving Cityscape from the Golden Age to the Florentine Conquest , Part 5: Economic Organization and Mediterranean Expansion , 9 The Pisan Economy from the Tenth to Fifteenth Century: A Parabolic Trajectory , 10 Maritime Expansion into the Western Mediterranean , 11 Trade and Interactions with Outremer : The Pisans in the East from the Eleventh to the Fourteenth Century , Part 6: Port Systems and Infrastructure , 12 The Port Structures of Medieval Pisa: Organization, Form, and Functionality , 13 The Mediterranean Port System of Pisa: Role, Management, and Evolution , Part 7: Religious Life and Ecclesiastical Institutions , 14 Bishops, Archbishops, and Religious Institutions from the Ninth to the Fifteenth Century , 15 The Pisan Churches and Cult of Saints , Part 8: Cultural Life and History , 16 Culture and Literature in Pisa from the Eighth to the Fourteenth Century , 17 Art in Pisa in the Middle Ages , 18 Pisan Bacini and the Churches of Pisa , 19 The Image of Pisa in the Medieval Figurative Arts , Epilogue: The Iconic Status of Medieval Pisa and Its Urban Form , Bibliography , Index.

Additional Edition: ISBN 9789004382589

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe A companion to medieval Pisa Leiden : Brill, 2022 ISBN 9789004382589

Language: English

Keywords: Pisa ; Mittelalter ; Funde ; Geschichte 500-1500 ; Aufsatzsammlung

DOI: 10.1163/9789004512719

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Author information: Bruni, Stefano 1960-