The afterlife of the Roman city : architecture and ceremony in late antiquity and the early middle ages /

"This book offers a new and surprising perspective on the evolution of cities across the Roman Empire in late antiquity and the early Middle Ages (third to ninth centuries AD). It suggests that the tenacious persistence of leading cities across most of the Roman world is due, far more than prev...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dey, Hendrik W., 1976-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Temas:
To 1500
Public architecture > Rome.
Public architecture > Classical influences.
Symbolism in architecture > Rome.
Symbolism in architecture > History > To 1500.
Cities and towns > Rome.
Cities and towns, Medieval.
Architecture and state > Rome.
Architecture and state > History > To 1500.
Architecture publique > Rome.
Symbolisme en architecture > Rome.
Villes médiévales.
Architecture > Politique gouvernementale > Rome.
ARCHITECTURE > History > Prehistoric & Primitive.
Architecture and state
Cities and towns
Cities and towns, Medieval
Public architecture
Public architecture > Classical influences
Symbolism in architecture
Rome (Empire)
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: urban living and the 'fall' of the Roman Empire
  • New urban forms for a new empire: the third century and the genesis of the late antique city
  • Ceremonial armatures: porticated streets and their architectural appendages
  • 'Dark ages' and the afterlife of the classical city
  • Postscript: architecture, ceremony, and monastic cities in Carolingian Francia.

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