VIC240Y1 Lecture Notes - Leonardo Bruni, Florence Cathedral, Classical Republicanism
9 Apr 2013
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Dynamic city by the capturing of the guilds and the introduction of a constitution of governance. Walls around the city were the walls of the 14th century. There was a gap near the walls that was not filled for a while until they recovered demographically from the black death. Towers were tall, fortified at the bottom and normally attached to a palace. They were filled with thugs and they used to hide in them if they were really violent times. Built as a fortress of the podesta, was a jail, only secular building remaining. Towers represented power: secular, religious or collective power. Florence recognized that if they kept the florin healthy they would be fine. Commissioned arnolfo da cambio to build the signoria in order to bring together all of the offices of state and protect the priors. Uberti failed to recognize the power of them. All their palaces were torn down and public spaces were put in their place.
