The Lombard Broletto and Communal Architecture in the Alpine Areas, 15th-19th Centuries

The broletto, the medieval building that housed the communal administration of the Lombard cities, has long been the subject of studies that examine it from ethical, political, stylistic, and formal points of view. In recent years, focus in medieval studies has shifted to areas of the ‘margins of th...

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Published in:Architectural histories 2024-11, Vol.12 (1)
Main Author: Balestreri, Isabella Carla Rachele
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
18th century
Architects
Architecture
Essays
Middle Ages
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Summary:The broletto, the medieval building that housed the communal administration of the Lombard cities, has long been the subject of studies that examine it from ethical, political, stylistic, and formal points of view. In recent years, focus in medieval studies has shifted to areas of the ‘margins of the communal world’, territories that, although relevant to historical change, have been neglected by historiography. In this contribution, I consider the architecture of buildings in fringe areas from the valleys in the Rhaetian and Bergamasque Alps that date to the communal age and that were significantly transformed between the 15th century and the early contemporary period. I begin with general remarks about the context and then use the communal palace of Clusone in Bergamo and the Palazzo Pretorio di Chiavenna (Sondrio) as case studies, drawing on unpublished documents in the municipal archives of the two cities.
ISSN:2050-5833
2050-5833
DOI:10.16995/ah.10418