The Herculean addition to old Ferrara : the birth of modern European town-planning?

Author

Gamrath, Helge

Document type

Article (acte de congrès)

Language

English

Conference title

Corte di Ferrara e il suo mecenatismo, 1441-1598 = The Court of Ferrara & its patronage, 1441-1598

Author (monograph)

Pade, Marianne (Editor, Collective Author); Petersen, Lene Waage (Editor, Collective Author); Quarta, Daniela (Editor, Collective Author)

Source

Corte di Ferrara e il suo mecenatismo, 1441-1598 = The Court of Ferrara & its patronage, 1441-1598. 1990, 151-157, 6 ill.; 3 plans

Publisher

Panini, Modena (ita)

Publication country

Italy

Abstract (en)

Discusses the enlargement of Ferrara by Biagio Rossetti for Duke Ercole D'Este as an example of Renaissance town-planning. Observes that this urban extension was extremely functional and far-sighted, but that it is not an "ideal city" plan.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Architecture -- Urbanism -- Italy
• Italy
• Ferrara (ITA)
• Urbanism
• Este, Ercole I d', duca di Modena, Reggio e Ferrara, 1431-1505
• Rossetti, Biagio, ca.1447-1516
• 1400-1500
• Ideal cities
• Patronage

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Architecture -- Urbanisme -- Italie
• Italie
• Ferrara (ITA)
• Urbanisme
• Este, Ercole I d', duca di Modena, Reggio e Ferrara, 1431-1505
• Rossetti, Biagio, v.1447-1516
• 1400-1500
• Ville idéale
• Mécénat

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19940701-00346507

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