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Oltre l'illusionismo pittorico: i teatrini prospettici nell'architettura siciliana tra Seicento e Settecento
2015
Durante i primi trentanni del XVI secolo l'uso in Sicilia di composizioni scultoree in prospettiva subì un significativo sviluppo grazie all'opera di Antonello Gagini (1478ca-1536) che conferì un vero e proprio effetto tridimensionale alle immagini scolpite nel marmo dando luogo ai cosiddetti "teatrini prospettici". L'inizio artistico di Giacomo Serpotta (1656-1732) diede il via ad una nuova, breve ma significativa fase orientata verso nuovi effetti prospettici. During the first thirty of the 16th century the use in Sicily of perspective compositions in sculptural reliefs underwent significanti development thanks to the work of Antonello Gagini (1478ca-1536) who passed previous models and l…
2500 Years of European Climate Variability and Human Susceptibility
2011
Climate variations influenced the agricultural productivity, health risk, and conflict level of preindustrial societies. Discrimination between environmental and anthropogenic impacts on past civilizations, however, remains difficult because of the paucity of high-resolution paleoclimatic evidence. We present tree ring-based reconstructions of central European summer precipitation and temperature variability over the past 2500 years. Recent warming is unprecedented, but modern hydroclimatic variations may have at times been exceeded in magnitude and duration. Wet and warm summers occurred during periods of Roman and medieval prosperity. Increased climate variability from similar to 250 to 6…
Historical ethnopharmacology of the herbalists from Krummhübel in the Sudety Mountains (seventeenth to nineteenth century), Silesia
2018
Background Krummhübel (after 1945, Karpacz) in the Sudety Mountains (now SW Poland) was called “the village of pharmacists”. At the end of the seventeenth century, there were 57 households, of which about 40 were inhabited by herbalists. Krummhübel herbalists were the first in the Sudety region who applied medicinal mixtures for the treatment of various diseases (using, among others, plants, oils, minerals and even viper venom) in contrast to previous herbalists who only indicated the use of individual plant species for specific diseases. Riesengebirge (in Polish Karkonosze) potions were sold in Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland and Russia, and some of them could even be purchased in Scan…
Construcción de puentes y avenidas fluviales: algunos debates técnicos en el academicismo ilustrado del Reino de Valencia
2020
Con el afianzamiento de las políticas reformistas y la consolidación de las academias de bellas artes, durante el último tercio del siglo XVIII se desarrolló una creciente polémica entre los arquitectos y los maestros de obra en torno a la proyección y diseño de obra civil, particularmente la relacionada con ambientes fluviales. En este artículo se valora, con diferentes ejemplos, la incidencia de este debate en la proyección de puentes y su capacidad de resistencia a las avenidas fluviales. During the last third of the 18th century, reformist policies and the consolidation of the fine arts academies were consolidated. This fact affected the architects and the master builders with a policy …
El arte de la platería en la Concatedral de San Nicolás de Alicante
2020
The Co-cathedral of San Nicolás de Alicante still preserves an important treasure of pieces of silverware, ranging from the 17th to the 20th centuries, although the greatest development was known during the 18th century, with sumptuous commissions to the most prominent silversmiths both locally as at regional and national level. In this way, it can be said that the Alicante trousseau is a good example of a temple that, once built, focuses its efforts on the collection of silverware objects that enhance the cult and its ceremonies.
Maaseutukäsityöläisten sosiaalinen asema ja keskinäinen hierarkia esimodernissa Suomessa
2018
Ajatuksella ja ahkeruudella kolmen suvun vaiheista neljältä vuosisadalta
2018
Kirja-arvio teoksesta Immonen, Perttu: Suomen rahvaan historia. Kolmen suvun elämää keskiajalta 1800-luvulle. Atena Kustannus Oy, 2017. 639 sivua. ISBN 978- 952-300-335-4. Perttu Immonen yhdistää teoksessaan mielenkiintoisesti ja elävästi mikro- ja makrohistorian varhaismodernin ajan Suomessa. Hän seuraa kronologisesti kolmen eri seutukunnan: LänsiSuomen Sastamalan, Itä-Suomen Rantasalmen ja Pohjanmaan Kokkolan tapahtumia. Poikkeuksellisen ankarien aikojen kuvauksesta muodostuu moniulotteinen ja alueiden erilaisia kohtaloita tarkasteleva analyysi. nonPeerReviewed
Gli affreschi e le tele
2023
The pictorial decoration of the church of Santa Maria La Porta in Geraci Siculo. Critical historical analysis of the canvases and frescoes. Iconographic readings, stylistic analysis and attributions
MUTAZIONI IN CORSA: L’AVVENTURA DELLA COSTRUZIONE DI UNA FACCIATA DEL SETTECENTO. LA CHIESA DI SAN GIOVANNI A VIZZINI
2022
A series of documents helps to define the history of the genesis of an eighteenth-century church façade in Sicily: the church of San Giovanni in Vizzini. The history reveals a constant change of intentions and an empirical approach where, without necessarily proceeding to demolish the already built, the project is subjected to continuous revisions and additions. The process therefore reveals a radical alternative to the idea of an orderly succession between drawing and execution.
Lutheran Clergy in an Orthodox Empire. The Appointment of Pastors in the Russo-Swedish Borderlands in the 18th Century
2015
The history of the parishioners’ right to participate in and influence the choice of local clergy in Sweden and Finland can be taken back as far as the late Medieval Times. The procedures for electing clergymen are described in historiography as a specifically Nordic feature and as creating the basis of local self-government. In this article the features of local self-government are studied in a context where the scope for action was being modified. The focus is on the parishioners’ possibilities and willingness to influence the appointment of pastors in the Lutheran parishes of the Russo-Swedish borderlands in the 18th century. At the same time, this article will offer the first comprehens…