Books, video and music about Pontassieve

	Montagna fiorentina. Dicomano, Londa, Pelago, Pontassieve, Reggello, Rufina, San Godenzo Author: Del Vecchio Francesco Publisher: Aska Date: 2004 Topic: Geography
Author: M. Pinelli, "Firenze Romanica" Size: cm 24x32, 224 pages, 65 colour tables, 144 black and white illustrations, paper-back binding. ISBN: 88-86975-39-2 Price: € 46,00. Discount for online purchases: 35%. Price for online purchases: € 29,90. Shipment and handling: please ask. Editori dell'Acero The work offers a wide picture about the most significative historical vicissitudes, about the architecture, the plastic and inlaid decoration of the most ancient churches of Florence, of its surrounding peasantry placed north of the Arno, embracing the pivieri Florentine "pivieri" up to Bisenzio, Monte Morello, Monte Senario and the course of the Sieve, comprising also Fiesole and its "Isle". The first Christian buildings and the territory are presented via a structure that is made up of three essential parts. First comes an historical and religious introduction of Florence, Fiesole, the peasantry, followed by the description of the complex architectonic and decorative characteristics of that times. A serious attempt is made in order to to make light on some aspects of the "Florentine Romanic" that are still without answer. An accurate description of the filed buildings concludes the book. Seventy-six beautiful churches are described in full details: some of these churches where never desrcibed before. Many short, but accurate, description about buildings dating back up to1250, and than do not conserve any trace of the original structure or even are no more visible are presented too.
Edited by A. Naldi, "La Toscana delle pievi" Size: cm 30x24, 196 pages, 229 photos and colour tables ISBN: 88-86975-29-5 Price: € 38,00. Discount for online purchases: 35%. Price for online purchases: € 24,70. Shipment and handling: please ask. Editori dell'Acero In this volume we have gathered the most beautiful and significant examples among the hundreds of "pievi" (parishes) that existed in the region since the first centuries of Christianity. It is a fascinating trip in search of buildings and places often far from the noise and haste of everyday life; places which induces to contemplation and meditation. This book is also intended as an invitation to go along the same itineraries of the photographers who caught the light on ancient wall hangings, facades, apses, stone pillars or columns in the interiors, paying the right tribute to so many humble and unknown builders. This is a book which has to be read open-heartedly in order of not to miss the thrills and beauty it intends to offer you.