Italy : one hundred cities
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Italy : one hundred cities
Tauris Parke, 1991
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Cento città
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Cento città
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Translation of: Cento città
Includes index
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Description
Italy, perhaps more than any other European country, is a country of cities. This book focuses on 100 of them, combining photographs of significant buildings with text on the history and architecture of each city.
Table of Contents
THE CITIES OF ITALY Foreword THE ALPINE CITIES The Defense of Identity THE CITIES OF PIEDMONT Stronghold of the Savoy Spirit MILAN AND THE C'ITIES OF LOMBARDY The Mark of prosperity THE CITIES OF EMILIA-ROMAGNA One long Decumanum THE RIVIERA CITIES OF LIGURIA AND TUSCANY Port Activity and Tourism THE CITIES OF THE VENETO Breezes from the Foothills and the Lagoon THE CITIES OF TUSCANY Hearts of "Italian Civilization" THE CITIES OF UMBRIA AND THE MARCHES Medieval Isolation ofl the Ancient Hills THE CITIES OF LAZIO AND THE APENNINE The Hallmark of Rome THE CITIES OF THE SOUTH Mediterranean Humanity and Dissipation THE CITIES OF SICILY A Sense of Insularity Index to Illustrations
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