Architecture, Opportunity, and Conflict in Eighteenth-Century Sicily Rebuilding after Natural Disaster
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Val di Noto Rebuilding: Disaster and Opportunity
- 1 Sicily as a Colonial Possession c. 1600–1750: Subordination and Resistance
- 2 The Hexagonal Towns of Avola and Grammichele : Urbanism, Fortification, and Coercion
- 3 The Palaces of Noto: Ornament, Order, and Opportunism
- 4 The Palazzo Biscari in Catania: Lightness, Refinement, and Distinction
- 5 The Palazzo Beneventano in Scicli: Trauma and Violence
- 6 The Palaces of Ragusa: Abundance, Famine, and the Grotesque
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
Index
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 November 2023
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Val di Noto Rebuilding: Disaster and Opportunity
- 1 Sicily as a Colonial Possession c. 1600–1750: Subordination and Resistance
- 2 The Hexagonal Towns of Avola and Grammichele : Urbanism, Fortification, and Coercion
- 3 The Palaces of Noto: Ornament, Order, and Opportunism
- 4 The Palazzo Biscari in Catania: Lightness, Refinement, and Distinction
- 5 The Palazzo Beneventano in Scicli: Trauma and Violence
- 6 The Palaces of Ragusa: Abundance, Famine, and the Grotesque
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Architecture, Opportunity, and Conflict in Eighteenth-Century SicilyRebuilding after Natural Disaster, pp. 281 - 284Publisher: Amsterdam University PressPrint publication year: 2023