The Architecture of Banking in Renaissance Italy: Constructing the Spaces of Money

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Lauren Jacobi (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

The Architecture of Banking in Renaissance Italy

Constructing the Spaces of Money

Lauren Jacobi (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

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Cambridge University Press
01 August 2019

History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600; Renaissance art; History of architecture; European history; Early history: c 500 to c 1450&1500

Over the course of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, European society confronted rapid monetization, a process that has been examined in depth by economic historians. Less well understood is the development of architecture to meet the needs of a burgeoning mercantile economy in the Late Middle Ages and early modern period. In this volume, Lauren Jacobi explores some of the repercussions of early capitalism through a study of the location and types of spaces that were used for banking and minting in Florence and other mercantile centers in Europe. Examining the historical relationships between banks and religious behavior, she also analyzes how urban geographies and architectural forms reveal moral attitudes toward money during the onset of capitalism. Jacobi's book offers new insights into the spaces and locations where pre-industrial European banking and minting transpired, as well as the impact of religious concerns and financial tools on those sites.

By: Lauren Jacobi (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 261mm, Width: 184mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 740g
ISBN: 9781108483223
ISBN 10: 1108483224
Pages: 252
Publication Date: 01 August 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lauren Jacobi is a scholar of late medieval and early modern European architecture. She has received fellowships from the Kress Foundation, the Getty Research Institute, the Morgan Library and Museum, and the American Council of Learned Societies. In 2015–16, she held a postdoctoral Rome Prize at the American Academy in Rome. She is to be the co-editor of Purity and Contamination in the Renaissance (forthcoming).