Tilt : a skewed history of the Tower of Pisa / Nicholas Shrady.
Tilt : a skewed history of the Tower of Pisa / Nicholas Shrady.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2003.
Date
2003.
Call Numbers
N945.55/2
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xxiii, 161 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents
A Pisan Time Line -- 1. Commissione #17 -- 2. Afloat on a Blood-Red Sea -- 3. Booty Transformed -- 4. Terreni Limosi -- 5. Unfinished Business -- 6. The Stuff of Myth -- 7. Of Poets and Men of Progress -- 8. The Tiltin' Hilton -- 9. Step This Way, Signore e Signori.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2003.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2003.
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Summary
"In Tilt, author Nicholas Shrady reveals how the campanile, or bell tower, in Pisa's Campo dei Miracoli became the iconic Tower of Pisa. Even standing straight and true, the tower's marble and lime facade would be instantly recognizable the world over. Yet its distinctive tilt, which measured 16 degrees from vertical when construction was completed...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Tilt : a skewed history of the Tower of Pisa / Nicholas Shrady.
Portion of title
Skewed history of the Tower of Pisa.
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Book bound to stand at a slant.
Includes bibliographical references.
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N945.55/2
Record Identifier
74VvxydQdlqO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvxydQdlqO
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ISBN
0743229266
9780743229265
DDC
945.55
MMS ID
991016887159702626
