Palermo nel quaderno di viaggio in Sicilia di Nicodemus Tessin (1674)
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Fulvia Scaduto [1]
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[1] University of Palermo
University of Palermo
Palermo, Italia
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- Localización: LEXICON: Storie e Architettura in Sicilia, ISSN-e 1827-3416, ISSN 1827-3416, Nº. 29, 2019, págs. 71-78
- Idioma: italiano
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- Palermo in Nicodemus Tessin’s Travel Journals (1674)
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Resumen
In 1674 the Swedish architect Nicodemus Tessin the Younger, during his short journey to Sicily, visited Palermo, wherehe stayed only for three days. Yet he had the opportunity to spend some of his time visiting the city and keeping a journal,a notebook characterized by concise writing, brief notes of whatever he found interesting or peculiar elements (such asmonuments, marble statues and fountains, architectural furniture ecc.) and therefore the journal witnesses indeed whata young 17th century architect, destined to the future role of royal architect, could select and choose. Tessin's furtherobservations are directed towards painting, along with extremely useful information about the knowledges of that period.The notebook, which is today kept at the National Archives of Sweden, Stockholm, represents a precious source and anexcellent testimony to know something more about 17th century Palermo.
