Medieval and Renaissance Pistoia
Subtitle: the social history of an Italian town, 1200-1430.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1967
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
Subjects: Pistoia (Italy) -- History; Pistoia (Italy) -- Social conditions
Description: "Pistoria (in Latin other possible spellings are Pistorium or Pistoriae) was centre of Gallic, Ligurian and Etruscan settlements before becoming a Roman colony in the 6th century BC, along the important road Via Cassia: in 62 BC the demagogue Catiline and his fellow conspirators were slain nearby. From the 5th century the city was a bishopric, and during the Lombardic kingdom it was a royal city and had several privileges. Pistoia's most splendid age began in 1177 when it proclaimed itself a free commune: in the following years it became an important political centre, erecting walls and several public and religious buildings."--Wikipedia.
Notes: Bibliographical footnotes.