{"product_id":"siena-constructing-the-renaissance-city-9780300126785","title":"Siena: Constructing the Renaissance City","description":"\u003cp\u003eSiena  one of the major artistic centres of medieval and Renaissance Italy  is renowned for its striking architecture and its beauty as a city. This book is the first to focus on Sienese architectural and urban history during the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. Fabrizio Nevola offers a comprehensive picture of the city  describing in detail how the layout and appearance of Siena changed between 1400 and 1520  as political and social events triggered a variety of initiatives that transformed the citys urban core. Weaving together social  political  economic and architectural history  the book explores the role of key patrons in Sienas urban projects  including Pope Pius II Piccolomini and his family and  later  the quasi-despot Pandolfo Petrucci  The Magnificent. Nevola also considers how the government used architecture to forge a local identity and establish authority  the influence of important architects and architectural theorists  and the way that ritual events contributed in special ways to the changing face of the city.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45652186136629,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300126786","price":141.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300126785.jpg?v=1781849800","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/siena-constructing-the-renaissance-city-9780300126785","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}