Sulle tracce dell’urbanistica farnesiana ad Ales (Oristano), nuovo vescovado del primo Cinquecento

marco cadinu

2019-01-01

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Abstract

On the Trail of Farnesian Urbanism in Ales (Oristano), a New Bishopric of the Early Sixteenth Century The circumstance of a new urban foundation, constituted by the extension or almost the doubling of an existing urban center, clearly emerges from the observation of the historical cartography and the cadastral zoning of the town of Ales, in the province of Oristano. In this study, the historical urban planning analysis led to a subsequent research on historical and documentary evidence, bringing out the details of the actual structural difference of two urban sectors and delineating their formal matrices and their areas of cultural belonging. Compared with the original urban nucleus, whose features are related to regional medieval contexts, the new urban area appears to be based on the essential features of the urban actions known as the Farnesian type. They have been studied for many years: found in Rome, extensively present in the Papal State and in the areas of influence of the powerful Farnese Roman family, particularly in the sixteenth century, they have not been found in areas outside their estates, until now. This study brings to light the historical and political connections between the Carroç Sardinian family and the Roman papacy, the design lines of a new street, with new lots on the sides and with a building on the perspective backdrop, and also the references adopted for the renovation of the architecture and urbanism of the headquarters of their new bishopric in Ales.