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A Companion to Early Modern Naples

By Tommaso Astarita

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
Year
2013
ISBN
9004236708, 9789004236707
ISSN
2212-7410
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
24 MB (24821380 bytes)
Series
Brill's Companions to European History 2
Pages
xvi+520+64 Plates\601
Topic
History
Orientation
yes
Paginated
yes
Scanned
portrait
Time added
2015-10-14 14:17:24
History Criticism Arts Photography Italy Europe Hu

Description

Naples was one of the largest cities in early modern Europe, and for about two centuries the largest city in the global empire ruled by the kings of Spain. Its crowded and noisy streets, the height of its buildings, the number and wealth of its churches and palaces, the celebrated natural beauty of its location, the many antiquities scattered in its environs, the fiery volcano looming over it, the drama of its people’s devotions, the size and liveliness - to put it mildly - of its plebs, all made Naples renowned and at times notorious across Europe. The new essays in this volume aim to introduce this important, fascinating, and bewildering city to readers unfamiliar with its history.

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