{"product_id":"a-companion-to-medieval-pisa-9789004382589","title":"A Companion to Medieval Pisa","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresenting 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface  List of Illustrations  Notes on Contributors    Introduction: The Legacy of Medieval Pisa   Karen Rose Mathews and Silvia Orvietani Busch  Prologue: Pisa in Perspective   David Abulafia    PART 1: Origins and Geomorphology    1 Pisa and Its Natural Environment   Monica Bini and Veronica Rossi  2 The Origins: The Etruscan Polis and Roman Civitas   Stefano Bruni    Part 2: Archaeology    3 Pisa in the Early Medieval Period   Antonio Alberti  4 Medieval Archaeology and Excavations   Gabriele Gattiglia    Part 3: Political and Institutional History    5 Politics, Institutions and Society in Pisa during the Communal Era (Late Eleventh to Late Fourteenth Century)   Alma Poloni  6 The Late Middle Ages and the Florentine Conquest   Giuseppe Petralia    Part 4: Urban History    7 Urban History, Topography, and Social Organization   Gabriella Garzella  8 Creating a New forma urbis: Pisa’s Evolving Cityscape from the Golden Age to the Florentine Conquest   Ewa Karwacka Codini    Part 5: Economic Organization and Mediterranean Expansion    9 The Pisan Economy from the Tenth to Fifteenth Century: A Parabolic Trajectory   Cédric Quertier  10 Maritime Expansion into the Western Mediterranean   Michele Campopiano  11 Trade and Interactions with Outremer: The Pisans in the East from the Eleventh to the Fourteenth Century   Michel Balard    Part 6: Port Systems and Infrastructure    12 The Port Structures of Medieval Pisa: Organization, Form, and Functionality   Fabio Redi  13 The Mediterranean Port System of Pisa: Role, Management, and Evolution   Olimpia Vaccari    Part 7: Religious Life and Ecclesiastical Institutions    14 Bishops, Archbishops, and Religious Institutions from the Ninth to the Fifteenth Century   Mauro Ronzani  15 The Pisan Churches and Cult of Saints   Maria Luisa Ceccarelli Lemut    Part 8: Cultural Life and History    16 Culture and Literature in Pisa from the Eighth to the Fourteenth Century   Ottavio Banti  17 Art in Pisa in the Middle Ages   Marco Collareta  18 Pisan Bacini and the Churches of Pisa   Karen Rose Mathews  19 The Image of Pisa in the Medieval Figurative Arts   Cristina Cagianelli    Epilogue: The Iconic Status of Medieval Pisa and Its Urban Form   Franco Cardini    Bibliography  Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210760577367,"sku":"9789004382589","price":211.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-companion-to-medieval-pisa-9789004382589","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}