Castles, Churches, Lordly Mutation and Economic Growth. Milan and its Territory in the 11th-12th Centuries
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The essay offers a social and political view on the transformation of construction techniques, building typologies, and the group of patrons which took place in Milan and its territory between the 11th and the 12th centuries. The research especially focuses on a type of building that experi- enced significant changes elsewhere during this period: castles. By highlighting the substantial stagnation of the Milanese castle landscape, the essay interprets it as evidence of the absence of strong forms of lordship. Finally, the macroeconomic significance of this absence is examined.
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