Marco TOCCHI
(University of Florence, Italy)
Keywords: Historical maps, village evolution, urban transformation
Abstract:
Methodology/Approach
The research was conducted examining the major towns of the valley of the Casentino, in Tuscany, between Arezzo and Florence. The villages, some even of Etruscan origin, have been developed especially in the Middle Ages, but also in later centuries have undergone many significant changes. The work focused on the research and the collection of the oldest maps of the urban centers of the Casentino. Through their analysis and by the comparison with the available written documents it was possible to understand the way the city transformed itself.
Results
The research allow to have a full and clear description of changes and evolution that interested the towns over the centuries, until they assumed the present structure. In this way it is possible to distinguish the different phases that have occurred in their history and how the urban structure of the city evolved.
Innovations
For the first time a study on the historical centers of the Casentino we conducted using cartographic documents never analyzed or published before. The comparison of the maps permit to have a better comprehension of the processes and transformations that led to the current morphology of the villages. So it’s was possible to gain a greater awareness of the consequences that the various interventions had in the development of the cities.