<p>"The story of Turin's transformation is well told. . . . Pollak's account of the financial machinations of the Dukes in their efforts to acquire properties, and to pay for fortifications by taxing betterment on enclosed land, is one of the best parts of the book."—Simon Pepper, Times Literary Supplement</p>

Turin 1564-1680: Urban Design, Military Culture, and the Creation of the Absolutist Capital

Arts & Photography

Pollak, Martha D.

Architecture

University of Chicago Press

<p><div>"The story of Turin's transformation is well told. . . . Pollak's account of the financial machinations of the Dukes in their efforts to acquire properties, and to pay for fortifications by taxing betterment on enclosed land, is one of the best parts of the book."--Simon Pepper, <i>Times Literary Supplement</i></div></p>

Military Architecture, Cartography, and the Representation of the Early Modern European City: A Checklist of Treatises on Fortification in the Newberry Library

Newberry Library

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Turin 1564-1680: Urban Design, Military Culture, and the Creation of the Absolutist Capital

Turin 1564-1680: Urban Design, Military Culture, and the Creation of the Absolutist Capital

Military Architecture, Cartography, and the Representation of the Early Modern European City: A Checklist of Treatises on Fortification in the Newberry Library