Siena and the Sienese in the Thirteenth Century

by Daniel Philip Waley

Book Overview

This 1991 book portrays the life and institutions of a great medieval Italian city, Siena, through the surviving records and buildings of the period. Laws, council minutes, records of the commune's revenue and expenditure, wills and other charters from the thirteenth century are among the plentiful material which makes up the picture of the city republic's institutions and those who ran them. The main themes are the political institutions of the city,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521024692
• ISBN13: 9780521024693
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.6"