This groundbreaking collection explores the convergence of the spatial and digital turns through a suite of smartphone apps (Hidden Cities) that present research-led itineraries in early modern cities as public history. The Hidden Cities apps have expanded from an initial case example of Renaissance Florence to a further five historic European cities. This collection considers how the medium structures new methodologies for site-based historical research, while also providing a platform for public history experiences that go beyond typical heritage priorities. It also presents guidelines for user experience design that reconciles the interests of researchers and end users. A central section of the volume presents the underpinning original scholarship that shapes the locative app trails, illustrating how historical research can be translated into public-facing work. The final section examines how history, delivered in the format of geolocated apps, offers new opportunities for collaboration and innovation: from the creation of museums without walls, connecting objects in collections to their original settings, to informing decision-making in city tourism management. Hidden Cities is a valuable resource for upper-level undergraduates, postgraduates, and scholars across a variety of disciplines including urban history, public history, museum studies, art and architecture, and digital humanities. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

都市という巨大な記憶の装置を、デジタルという魔法で蘇らせる野心的な試みが本書の真髄です。ルネサンス期の古都の街角に埋もれた歴史の残響を響かせ、かつての息遣いを現代の風景に鮮烈に重ね合わせる。都市全体を「壁のない博物館」へと変容させる、時空を超えた知的冒険の書と言えるでしょう。 学術的な厳密さと、公共の場に歴史を解き放つ悦びが同居する点に、本書の比類なき魅力があります。アプリを通じて身体的に歴史を「再読」する手法は、私たちが歩く場所の意味を根本から問い直します。研究と日常が幸福に交差する瞬間を描き出す本作は、歴史を愛するすべての者の好奇心を激しく揺さぶるはずです。