L'area dei Lungarni di Pisa nel tardo Medioevo (XIV-XV secolo). un tentativo di ricostruzione in 3D.

The purpose of this research is the reconstruction of the Lungarni (banks of the River Arno) in Pisa in the Late Middle Age (XIV-XV century). The study aims to emphasize the urban transformation that changed the face of Pisa over time and to remember that the banks of the river had a very important role as commercial and economic center of gravity of the city, a vocation which has largely lost in the modern and contemporary times. The methodology, refined and perfected during the participation to the project Nu.M.E. (New Electronic Museum of the city of Bologna), is based on the analysis and comparison of diverse but complementary sources, including previous essays in urban history, collection of medieval documentation (administrative measures as the Charters of the town of Pisa, but also descriptions of chroniclers and travelers), iconographic sources, including maps and views produced in XVI century and later, and material sources, such as persistences still observable within the medieval buildings and artefacts found during some archaeological excavations. The 3D model is not conceived as static and "closed", but it is a free roaming 3D environment; this product can be allocated to different levels of users, including both scholars and specialists interested in learning more about the subject and in further research, both ordinary citizens interested in history and younger users, as students of high and middle schools.