The essay traces the architectural and artistic history of the ancient female monastery of San Niccolò in Siena - suppressed in 1808-10 and then used as a city mental asylum - from its origins in the fourteenth century until its final demolition starting in 1870.
Chapter Title
Alle origini del Palazzo San Niccolò
Authors
Silvia Colucci
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0936-6.03
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2026
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Book Title
Il Palazzo San Niccolò
Book Subtitle
I luoghi dell’Ateneo di Siena - 2
Authors
Silvia Colucci, Martina Dei, Luca Quattrocchi
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
120
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press, USiena Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0936-6
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0935-9
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0936-6
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-0937-3
Series Title
Intrecci
Series ISSN
3035-5648
Series E-ISSN
3035-5826