Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Preface: Written in Stone xi
5. I. safes
6. Thinking through History 3
7. Measurements, Epistemological Filters 9
8. Metrological Blurs 14
9. The Silent Maneuvering of the Tavole di Ragguaglio 25
10. Naturalizing Measurements 32
11. Metrologies 41
12. Measureless Art 49
13. II. Squares
14. The Pratissolo Deal 57
15. Opacifying the Invisible 60
16. The Pietre di Paragone 65
17. Measurements, Made and Remade 75
18. In the Open 80
19. Disciplining Standards 88
20. The Politics of Measurement 95
21. Measurements and the People 101
22. III. Cities
23. Divine Measures 109
24. From Fratres Penitentie to Religiosi Viri 115
25. Cutting through Buildings 121
26. Invisible Boundaries 128
27. Imposing Self-Control 134
28. The Ideology of Order 139
29. The Height of Christ 145
30. The Touch of Measurements 153
31. IV. Fields
32. Dividing Up the Land 161
33. The Origins of Medieval Measurements 167
34. Geo- metria 172
35. Thinking through Squares 185
36. Frustrating Bodies 194
37. Fibonacci’s Standardizations 201
38. Conclusion: The Metamorphoses of Measurements 209
39. Acknowledgments 219
40. Notes 221
41. Index 303