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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • CITY AND COSMOS Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction THE CITY-COSMOS IDEAL; PART I: CITY-COSMOS IMAGINED; 1: URBAN MAPPINGS; 2: URBAN FORMS; PART II: CITY-COSMOS BUILT; 3: FOUNDING A CITY, FOUNDING A WORLD; 4: MEASURES OF MEANING; PART III: CITY-COSMOS LIVED; 5: MORAL TOPOGRAPHIES; 6: PERFORMING BODIES; Epilogue: CITIES OF GOD?; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index.

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