This book analyses the dynamics of settlement and power in medieval Montalbano, for centuries a frontier area contested by competing powers. The architectural evidence, particularly religious, is investigated archaeologically as manifestations of power. Starting from the study of the technical knowledge of medieval master masons, the cultural, economic and political dynamics of an area to which the frontier gave centrality and supra-regional exchanges, especially during the 11th century, have been reconstructed. It is no coincidence that this centrality diminished from the following century when the growing influence of Pistoia’s municipality was matched by material standardisation. The contribution given to research and data analysis by the use, also experimental, of computer tools (3D, GIS) is also fundamental.
University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0001-6451-2759
Book Title
Il Montalbano nel Medioevo
Book Subtitle
Storia e archeologia di un territorio di frontiera
Authors
Lapo Somigli
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
236
Publication Year
2021
Copyright Information
© 2021 Author(s)
Content License
Metadata License
Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-354-3
ISBN Print
978-88-5518-353-6
eISBN (pdf)
978-88-5518-354-3
eISBN (xml)
978-88-5518-355-0
Series Title
Premio Ricerca «Città di Firenze»
Series ISSN
2705-0289
Series E-ISSN
2705-0297