Title Architecture, Opportunity, and Conflict in Eighteenth-Century Sicily Rebuilding after Natural Disaster Martin Nixon

Published Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2023]

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Description 1 online resource (284 pages) illustrations Series Visual and Material Culture, 1300-1700 Visual and material culture, 1300-1700. Contents Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 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 Summary The catastrophic Sicilian earthquake of 1693 led to the rebuilding of over 60 towns in the island's south-west. The rebuilding extended into the eighteenth century and gave opportunities for the reassertion and the transformation of power relations. Although eight of the towns are now protected by UNESCO, the remarkable architecture resulting from this rebuilding is little known outside Sicily. This is the first book-length study in English of this interesting area of early modern architecture. Rather than seek to address all of the towns, five case studies discuss key aspects of the rebuilding by approaching the architecture from different scales, from that of a whole town to parts of a town, or single buildings, or parts of buildings and their decoration. Each case study also investigates a different theoretical assumption in architecture, including ideas of the Baroque, rational planning, and the relegation of decoration in architectural discourse Analysis History, Art History, and Archaeology HIS Art and Material Culture ART & MAT Early Modern Studies EARLY MOD Early Modern, Sicily, Architecture and Power, Urbanism, Baroque Notes "Amsterdam University Press" Acknowledgments Introduction. The Val di Noto Rebuilding. Disaster and Opportunity Chapter One. Sicily as a Colonial Possession c. 1600-1750. Subordination and Resistance Chapter Two. The Hexagonal Towns of Avola and Grammichele. Urbanism, Fortification and Coercion Chapter Three. The Palaces of Noto. Ornament, Order, and Opportunism Chapter Four. The Palazzo Biscari, Catania. Lightness, Refinement and Distinction Chapter Five. The Palazzo Beneventano, Scicli. Trauma and Violence Chapter Six. The Palaces of Ragusa. Abundance, Famine and the Grotesque Conclusion. Architecture and the Naturalisation of Power Appendix. Glossary List of Illustrations Bibliography Index Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 01, 2023) Subject Architecture -- Italy -- Sicily -- 18th century Architectural structure and design. Material culture. ARCHITECTURE / History / Baroque & Rococo. HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century. HISTORY / Social History. Architecture History of architecture. Material culture. Social and cultural history. Italy -- Sicily Form Electronic book ISBN 9048551765 9789048551767

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