Museums
Town Museum
Cd Multomedia
CD-ROM Subjects
Clarifications on the title of the multimedia museum and on the textile characterization of the town:
The textile relevance in Prato throughout the centuries
Foundation and development of Prato in the Middle Ages
The origin of the town in connection with the urban revival of the year 1000
The "territory" of Prato and the "status" of town
The relation with the territory
River, millraces and canals and the approach routes to the town
The road system in the Bisenzio Valley
The Bisenzio and the canal network (mills and fulling-mills)
Walls and gates
Walls and gates of the various boundaries
Mercatale Square
The functional qualification of streets and squares
Datini's Palace
The town planning intervention in the age of Datini
The merchant: business affairs and documentation
The merchant: solidarity and bequests (the "Ceppo")
The church and convent of St. Francis
The Madonna delle Carceri
The introduction of the Mendicant Orders in the Mediaeval towns with special
reference to Prato
St. Giovanni Gerosolimitano
The hospitals and pilgrim hospices in town and within the territory
The hospital of the "Malsani"
The Parish Church of St. Stephen the patron saint and the cult of the Virgin
Mary
The Parish Church: the building and its works of art
The Sacred Belt
The Emperor's Castle
Brief introduction on the Alberti family and the Empire
The Frederick's castles
The Praetorian Palace and the Town Hall
The political power in Prato: Defenders of the People and Gonfaloniers of
Justice
The political power in Prato: Podestà and Commanders with their armorial
bearings
Conclusions