Landscape influences on the development of the medieval-early Renaissance City-states of Pisa, Florence, and Siena, Italy

Abstract

The objective of this chapter is to analyze how the local landscape and environmental conditions influenced the evolution of the city-states of Pisa, Florence (Firenze), and Siena, primarily from the High (~1000-1300 AD) to Late Medieval Age and early Renaissance (~1300-1500 AD). The three cities are located in the province of Tuscany in the central north-western part of Italy (Fig. 13.1). © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010.