Giovanna Guidicini

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Senior Lecturer in History of Architecture and Urban Studies

Architecture

Mackintosh School of Architecture, Glasgow School of Art

Research Interests

Early Modern period, Renaissance, Scottish architecture, Italian Renaissance, Triumphal entries

Research Profile

Giovanna holds a Laurea Magistrale (Master’s Degree) in Architecture from the Università degli Studi di Ferrara (2004) and a Ph.D. in History of Architecture from the University of Edinburgh (2009).
Giovanna has taught at the Università di Ferrara, at the University of Edinburgh, and at Plymouth University; she had taught both architecture in the studios and lecture-based courses in Architectural History. She joined The Glasgow School of Art in 2014.

Qualifications

Giovanna passed the registration exam for the Albo degli Architetti (Italian Register of Architects) in 2005 and is registered with ARB since 2018. Giovanna is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy since 2013.

Latest Additions

'Coming into View: Eric Watt's photographs of Glasgow' Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow, 4 March 2023 to 31 July 2023
Guidicini, Giovanna (2023) 'Coming into View: Eric Watt's photographs of Glasgow' Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow, 4 March 2023 to 31 July 2023. International Review of Scottish Studies, 48 (2). pp. 129-132. ISSN 1923-5755
Early Modern Songscapes, English ayres & their dynamic acoustic environments, website
Guidicini, Giovanna (2023) Early Modern Songscapes, English ayres & their dynamic acoustic environments, website. Early Modern Digital Review. ISSN 2562-9263
Before The Tron Kirk: Mount Parnasuss and a miraculous tree at the Salt Tron
Guidicini, Giovanna (2023) Before The Tron Kirk: Mount Parnasuss and a miraculous tree at the Salt Tron. In: Scottish Historic Buildings Trust Spring Lecture Series, 29 March 2023, Riddle's Court, Edinburgh.
Anselm Adornes' Journey to Jerusalem in 1470–71: A Story of Early Modern Infrastructures
Guidicini, Giovanna (2022) Anselm Adornes' Journey to Jerusalem in 1470–71: A Story of Early Modern Infrastructures. In: Renaissance Society of America Conference, 9-11 March, 2023, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Adornes’ Travel Experiences: Roads, Accommodations and Other Infrastructures [work in progress]
Guidicini, Giovanna (2022) Adornes’ Travel Experiences: Roads, Accommodations and Other Infrastructures [work in progress]. In: Anselm Adornes Discussion Day, 25th November 2022, online.
The Trinity altarpiece and its setting: recreating space and spectacle in early modern Scotland
Guidicini, Giovanna (2022) The Trinity altarpiece and its setting: recreating space and spectacle in early modern Scotland. In: Trinity study group symposium.
La Storia e Natura dell'Isola d'Elba, in Toscana, dai Romani ai Medici, a Napoleone History and the environment of Elba island, in Tuscany: from the Romans, to the Medici, to Napoleon.
Guidicini, Giovanna (2022) La Storia e Natura dell'Isola d'Elba, in Toscana, dai Romani ai Medici, a Napoleone History and the environment of Elba island, in Tuscany: from the Romans, to the Medici, to Napoleon. In: Strathclyde University Italian group seminar series.
The Triumphal Soundscape of Early Modern Edinburgh: Music, Cannon Shooting, Cheers, and Awkward Silences
Guidicini, Giovanna (2022) The Triumphal Soundscape of Early Modern Edinburgh: Music, Cannon Shooting, Cheers, and Awkward Silences. In: Renaissance Conference of America.
Edimburgo: patrimonio, spazio pubblico e benessere [Edinburgh: urban environment, public spaces, and wellbeing] 1 - Old Town 2 - New Town
Guidicini, Giovanna (2022) Edimburgo: patrimonio, spazio pubblico e benessere [Edinburgh: urban environment, public spaces, and wellbeing] 1 - Old Town 2 - New Town. In: Edimburgo: patrimonio, spazio pubblico e benessere [Edinburgh: urban environment, public spaces, and wellbeing] 1 - Old Town 2 - New Town, Universita' degli Studi di Firenze.
A champion “large of portratour”: Robert the Bruce as “Giant” in Anti-Tudor Propaganda
Guidicini, Giovanna (2022) A champion “large of portratour”: Robert the Bruce as “Giant” in Anti-Tudor Propaganda. In: Giants and Dwarfs in European Art and Culture (c. 1350-1700): Real, Imagined, Metaphorical. Amsterdam University Press.

Most Viewed Items

#	Item title
1	A Scottish triumphal path of learning at George Heriot Hospital, Edinburgh	430
2	The Political and Cultural Influence of James V’s Court on the Decoration of the King’s Fountain in Linlithgow Palace	407
3	Scottishness on stage: creating and performing Scotland’s national identity during triumphal entries in the XVI and XVII centuries	368
4	Imagining and staging an urban border: the role of the Netherbow gate in early modern Edinburgh	346	67
5	Nobiltà Bolognese tra Città e Campagna: la Villa Angelelli-Zambeccari di Argelato	341
6	Municipal Perspective, Royal Expectations, and the Use of Public Space: the case of the West Port, Edinburgh 1503-1633	284
7	Early Modern High-Rise Living and the Tenement Experience	236
8	The Iconography of Stirling Castle Façade: Barrow Award Report	226
9	"The storm of heresy is raging": Political Defiance and Religious Subversion in James V's Scotland	223
10	Celebrating Mary Stuart in Edinburgh; the Use of Civic Space in 1558 and 1561	215

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