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The art of medieval urbanism : Parthenay in romanesque Aquitaine
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The art of medieval urbanism : Parthenay in romanesque Aquitaine

Author: Robert A Maxwell
Publisher: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2007.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Examines the role of monumental sculpture and architecture in the medieval cityscape, offering an interpretation of the relationships among art, architecture, and the history of urbanism. This book  Read more...

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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Maxwell, Robert A. (Robert Allan), 1968-
Art of medieval urbanism.
University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2007
(OCoLC)608798213
Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Robert A Maxwell
ISBN: 0271029560 9780271029566
OCLC Number: 85623173
Notes: ISBN on book jacket: 9780271029566 ; t.p. verso.: 9870271029564.
Description: xxiii, 375 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Contents: Introduction --
1. Parthenay and the landscape of Romanesque Aquitaine --
2. From Castrum to Oppidum : constructing a domain --
3. Style and the politics of urbanization --
4. Constructing an urban identity --
5. Constructing history : family romance and urban legends --
6. From Castrum to Signum : an iconography of urbanism --
7. The end of an era? --
Epilogue. Urban orientations --
Appendixes. a. Foundation charter of St-Paul (ca. 1070-1075) --
b. Foundation charter of St-Pierre (1092) --
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Donation charter of St-Pierre (1119).
Responsibility: Robert A. Maxwell.
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"A groundbreaking book, The Art of Medieval Urbanism revolutionizes the paradigm within which scholars have customarily discussed the period's monuments." - Marcia Kupfer, author of The Art of Read more...

 
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