Villa Il Gioiello, built in the measured, harmonious style of the mid-16th century on the hill of Arcetri just outside Florence, is where Galileo spent his last years, under house arrest. Recently restored, it was not simply Galileo’s prison, it was also an observatory, a place of study and maybe even a place of leisure when he was tending the small vineyard that grew just over the courtyard wall.
MiBACT, Ministero per i beni e le attività culturali e per il turismo, Italy
INAF - Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory, Italy
University of Florence, Italy
Book Title
La villa di Galileo in Arcetri / Galileo's villa at Arcetri
Authors
Antonio Godoli, Francesco Palla, Alberto Righini
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
116
Publication Year
2016
Copyright Information
© 2016 Author(s)
Content License
Metadata License
Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-6453-459-6
ISBN Print
978-88-6453-458-9
eISBN (pdf)
978-88-6453-459-6
eISBN (xml)
978-88-9273-294-0
Series Title
I libri de «Il Colle di Galileo»
Series ISSN
2704-5609
Series E-ISSN
2612-7989