by Nicholas Shrady · Simon & Schuster Ltd · tapa dura · ISBN 9780743231695
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«Tilt: The Skewed Tale of the Tower of Pisa» is Nicholas Shrady's historical essay, published by Simon & Schuster Ltd in hardcover (256 pages, in English).
The book presents the biography of the Tower of Pisa, from its medieval construction in the 12th century —begun in 1173 and halted a century after raising four floors— to its famous lean, whose cause has been debated ever since. Shrady reviews the mysteries and legends of the bell tower, its link with Galileo, Lord Byron or Mussolini, and the modern efforts to stabilize it.
The cover of this edition bears the subtitle 'A Skewed History of the Tower of Pisa'; the essay, published in 2003, falls within the history of religious architecture and Italian monuments.
Aimed at those seeking Italian history, monumental architecture and curiosities of European heritage.
