La dimora di un mercante catalano a Palermo: Palazzo Bonet

Abstract

The Bonet Palace in Palermo still shows characters linjed to the great 15th construction period, despite being heavily tampered with and transformed. The importance of the architecture had already been recognized by contemporaries, while from the current point of view the aspects related to the social rice of the owner stand out. The essay examines these issues and tries to offer some answers also on the original appearance of the building.