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Catalonia : a Cultural History.
Squeezed between more powerful France and Spain, Catalonia has endured a violent history. Its medieval empire that conquered Naples, Sicily and Athens was crushed by Spain. Its geography, with the Pyrenees falling sharply to the rugged Costa Brava, is tormented, too. Michael Eaude traces this histor...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Luton :
Andrews UK,
2011.
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| Colección: | Landscapes of the Imagination, 6.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Squeezed between more powerful France and Spain, Catalonia has endured a violent history. Its medieval empire that conquered Naples, Sicily and Athens was crushed by Spain. Its geography, with the Pyrenees falling sharply to the rugged Costa Brava, is tormented, too. Michael Eaude traces this history and its monuments: Roman Tarragona, celebrated by the poet Martial; Greek Empuries, lost for centuries beneath the sands; medieval Romanesque architecture in the Vall de Boi churches (a World H ... |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (312 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781908493255 1908493259 1904955320 9781904955320 1283411814 9781283411813 9786613411815 6613411817 |