This volume renders homage to Francesca Bocchi, historian not only of medieval cities, but also of the cities preceding and following that epoch. The chronological boundaries given to The Far-sighted Gaze of Capital Cities is deliberately broad, and itself speaks to the expansive geographical space. The concept of a capital city is not narrowly limited to national, regional, or state capitals, but includes cities at the head of smaller territorial environs upon which they have developed a dominating role. Thus, political policies implemented in the construction and management of capital cities, both those cities with the dimensions of a small center and those the size of a metropolis, have been identified which ensured that the cities would be improved or would not lose those elements of decorum and services which characterized them.
R. Smurra, H. Houben, M. Ghizzoni (2014). Lo sguardo lungimirante delle capitali. Saggi in onore di Francesca Bocchi / The far-sighted gaze of capital cities. Essays in honour of Francesca Bocchi. roma : Viella Libreria Editrice.
Lo sguardo lungimirante delle capitali. Saggi in onore di Francesca Bocchi / The far-sighted gaze of capital cities. Essays in honour of Francesca Bocchi
SMURRA, ROSA;GHIZZONI, MANUELA
2014
Abstract
This volume renders homage to Francesca Bocchi, historian not only of medieval cities, but also of the cities preceding and following that epoch. The chronological boundaries given to The Far-sighted Gaze of Capital Cities is deliberately broad, and itself speaks to the expansive geographical space. The concept of a capital city is not narrowly limited to national, regional, or state capitals, but includes cities at the head of smaller territorial environs upon which they have developed a dominating role. Thus, political policies implemented in the construction and management of capital cities, both those cities with the dimensions of a small center and those the size of a metropolis, have been identified which ensured that the cities would be improved or would not lose those elements of decorum and services which characterized them.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.