Architecture, Opportunity, and Conflict in Eighteenth-Century Sicily : : Rebuilding after Natural Disaster / / Martin Nixon.
The catastrophic Sicilian earthquake of 1693 led to the rebuilding of over 60 towns in the island’s south-west. The rebuilding extended into the eighteenth century and gave opportunities for the reassertion and the transformation of power relations. Although eight of the towns are now protected by U...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2023] ©2023 |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Visual and Material Culture, 1300 –1700 ;
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Table of Contents
- List of illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Sicily as a Colonial Possession c. 1600– 1750: Subordination and Resistance
- 2. The Hexagonal Towns of Avola and Grammichele: Urbanism, Fortification, and Coercion
- 3. The Palaces of Noto: Ornament, Order, and Opportunism
- 4. The Palazzo Biscari in Catania: Lightness, Refinement, and Distinction
- 5. The Palazzo Beneventano in Scicli: Trauma and Violence
- 6. The Palaces of Ragusa: Abundance, Famine, and the Grotesque
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index