Materan contradictions: architecture, preservation and politics
Auteur :
Toxey, Anne Parmly
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781409412076
Date de publication :
28 déc. 2011
Dimensions :
24,6 x 17,4 cm
Poids :
811 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Shaped by encrusted layers of development spanning millennia, the southern Italian city of Matera is the ultimate palimpsest. Known as the Sassi, the majority of the ancient city is composed of thousands of structures carved into a limestone cliff and clinging to its walls. This book analyses the contemporary effects of preservation on the city.