Bibliographies, bonds, documentations
Chronology:
- Cronologia
di Firenze. In Italian. Basical usefull site that includes all hstorical
events, small or large, which marks Florence and her contado.
- From the site Storia
di Firenze, town history official portal, the chronology.
Less rich than the first one, but in some parts more "scholarly".
Bibliography :
- la
Maison au Moyen-Age. In French. Rich site with valuable references
for better understanding the concepts and the structures of medieval architectures.
Attention, it relates especially to France!
- Bibliographie
générale de Jean Mesqui, primarily on military construction.
In French. Attention, it relates especially to France!
Patrimoine :
- LIMEN
Beni culturali. In Italian. This site traverses, alas sometimes very
quickly, the florentine architecture key elements, underlining the conservation
of urban inheritance. Very rich references to the towers, palates, streets
of Florence.
Buildings catalog :
Architects and architecture :
- Villard
de Honnecourt et les Cathédrales. In French. Site of the Bibliothèque
Nationale de France. Very documented on the trade of architect at the Middle
Ages. Attention, it relates especially to France!
- Architecture
militaire et Art de l'Ingénieur au Moyen Âge by Jean Mesqui.
In French. Very documented on the military matters. Attention, it relates
especially to France!
- Renaissance
italienne, l'architecture. In French. Very documented and useful about
architecture and art.
- Glossary
of Medieval Art and Architecture. In English. Very complete glossary.
- L'Architecte
au Moyen Age, un ouvrier sorti du rang, Jean-Michel Mathonière's
site, abouts architects and their functions. In French.
- Architectura ,
architecture texts and images, XVI-XVII centuries.
In french. About authors, architects,
and their works.
On line facsimiles en ligne
Fortifications :
- Torri
e piazze. In Italian. School level site, describing the basic elements
of the medieval fortifications.
- Le
mura di firenze. In Italian. Visual school level site, on the history
of the enclosing walls of the city. Allows a good visualization of the
successive city walls.
- Another site about the successive
enclosures of Florence.
Divers très bons articles sur Florence
sur le site de Clio (en
français) :
Various very good articles on Florence, in the Clio's
association site (in French):
About the Torre Monalda precisely and the building of the Hotel
Porta Rossa :
- Baccio
d'Agnolo in Vasari, in the dictionary of the architects. In Italian.
Architect Bartolomeo d' Agnolo Baglioni (Firenze 1462-1543). Sculptor (intagliatore)
on wood (choir of Santa Maria Novella; 1491-1496) then architect (Palazzo
Taddei (1504), palazzo Borgherini, palazzo Bartolini (1517-1520) and the campanile of
S. Spirito (1511) in Florence.
- Giampaolo Trotta (to dir;), Gli antichi chiassi trà Ponte Vecchio
e Santa Trinita, Messaggerie Toscane, 1992. In Italian. Very precise
and invaluable work.
- From the very good Giovanni Fanelli's site, Firenze
médiévale, see the very usefull page I
ponti e le Torri. In Italian.
- On the Palais
du Porta Rossa. In french.
- Sur le Quartier
du porta Rossa. En français.
- Sur les Verrières
du Porta Rossa. En français.
Historical Maps of Florence :
About Porta Rossa :