It may be, because Florence has the best education system, and mostly they are located on the trade routes.
There are a few different ways depending on the look ur going for. Either you can use white and black pastels to mix into the color ur using or you ccan create the allusion of shading by pushing lighter and harder with ur pastel.
Normally Gothic style varies according to age, location, and the type of building it's in but the most common characteristics are Large Pointed Arches, Ribbed Vaults, and Ornate Decoration
A membranophone, it's sort of in the name. A membranophone is any musical instrument that produces sound with a vibrating stretched membrane. An idiophone is somewhat similar and produces sound by vibrating when hit but does not use strings or membranes (the instrument as a whole vibrates).