City and cosmos : the medieval world in urban form /

An exploration of what 'the city' represented in the medieval imagination. Keith D. Lilley shows that, to the medieval mind, the city was not merely a 'collection of houses', it was an idea rich in Christian symbolism and cosmological meaning.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lilley, Keith D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Reaktion Books, 2009.
Temas:
Geschichte 500-1500.
Cities and towns, Medieval.
Architecture and cosmology.
Social sciences.
Social Sciences
Villes médiévales.
Architecture et cosmologie.
Sciences sociales.
social sciences.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Architecture and cosmology
Cities and towns, Medieval
Social sciences
Christentum
Stadt
Kosmologie
Europa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:An exploration of what 'the city' represented in the medieval imagination. Keith D. Lilley shows that, to the medieval mind, the city was not merely a 'collection of houses', it was an idea rich in Christian symbolism and cosmological meaning.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-245) and index.
ISBN:9781861897541
1861897545
1861894414
9781861894410
1282796194
9781282796195
9786612796197
6612796197

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