ERMINIA IRACE MANUEL VAQUERO PINEIRO - I paesaggi dell’Italia moderna

Landscapes of Modern Italy

From Petrarch to Napoleon

Erminia Irace, Manuel Vaquero Piñeiro

Moderated by Daniele Zepparelli

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Cultivated fields, woods, transhumance trails, waterways, but also lands devastated by wars and earthquakes. During the modern era, Italy consisted mostly of areas located outside urban centers. These areas became the focus of growing interest for state authorities, who sought to manage environmental resources. At the same time, plants from overseas, brought by the global expansion of trade, reshaped the agricultural landscape, where, at the same time, the civilization of villas and gardens was flourishing. Political and economic dynamics shaped the material elements of the Italian countryside, while artists, writers, cartographers, and travelers shaped the landscape and its aesthetic meanings, which became an integral part of Italy's cultural identity. Beginning with the late Middle Ages and extending to the Napoleonic era, the book reconstructs the many and intertwined events that shaped Italy's "beautiful landscape," preserving its characteristics to the present day.

Erminia Irace

He teaches Modern History at the University of Perugia.

Manuel Vaquero Piñeiro

He teaches Economic History at the University of Perugia.