A Companion to Late Medieval and Early Modern Siena

A Companion To Late Medieval And Early Modern Siena Presents Chapters By Prominent Scholars On The Powerful Commune That Birthed A Pope, Sheltered Saints, Built Banking Institutions That Have Thrived For Nearly 1000 Years, And Nurtured Vibrant Communities Of Artists And Intellectuals. This Multi-disciplinary Book, Edited By Santa Casciani And Heather Richardson Hayton, Redresses Scholarly Imbalances Of The Past By Introducing Early Period Siena To A Wider Audience. Focusing Mostly On The 12th To 16th Centuries, Each Chapter Explores How The Sienese Crafted A Distinctive Civic Identity That Remains Intact Still. Modern Readers Will Find Siena's Responses To Plague, Political Factionalism, And Aggression From Powerful Neighbours Particularly Relevant. Contributors Are: Mario Ascheri, Saverio Luigi Battente, Elena Brizio, Santa Casciani, Konrad Eisenbichler, Bradley Franco, Fabrizio Nevola, Anna Peterson, Colleen Reardon, Sheri Shaneyfelt, Jane Tylus, Andrea Beth Wenz, Demetrio Yocum-- Siena: The City And Its State Throughout Time / Mario Ascheri -- The Significance Of Montaperti / Bradley R. Franco -- Per Queste Cose Ognuno Sta In Santa Pace Et In Concordia: Understanding Urban Space In Renaissance Siena / Fabrizio Nevola -- Saint Catherine And Siena / Jane Tylus -- Beata Quella Città Della Sua Patria!. Siena's Religious Culture And Carthusian Monasticism / Demetrio S. Yocum -- The Marian Altarpieces Of Pietro And Ambrogio Lorenzetti / Sheri F. Shaneyfelt -- The Discussion And Transmission Of Reformed Religious Beliefs In Early-modern Siena / Andrea Beth Wenz -- Bernardino Of Siena In The History And Culture Of The City Of L'aquila / Santa Casciani -- Public Health And Hospitals In Medieval Siena Before The Black Death / Anna M. Peterson -- Sebben Che Siamo Donne ...: Sienese Women In The Troubled Years At The End Of The Republic (c.1500-60) / Elena Brizio -- Sotto Un Lauro In Corona: Literate Women In 16th-century Siena / Konrad Eisenbichler -- An Occasion To Banish Melancholy: Musical Culture In Early Modern Siena / Colleen Reardon -- The Gothic Queen: The Myth Of Siena In The 19th And 20th Centuries / Saverio Luigi Battente. Edited By Santa Casciani, Heather Richardson Hayton. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.