Seats of Power in Europe during the Hundred Years War: An Architectural Study from 1330 to 1480 | As Sedes do Poder na Europa durante a Guerra dos Cem Anos: um estudo Arquitetónico, 1330 a 1480

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Seats of Power in Europe during the Hundred Years War: An Architectural Study from 1330 to 1480 | As Sedes do Poder na Europa durante a Guerra dos Cem Anos: um estudo Arquitetónico, 1330 a 1480
Emery, Anthony

Oxbow Books, 2015
Capa dura com sobrecapa com ilustração editorial | Hardcover with pictorial illustrated dust-jacket | Couverture rigide reliée et jaquette éditeur illustrée.
352 páginas | pages. 28 x 22,2 x 3,1 cm.
1ª Edição | 1ere edition | First edition.
ISBN-10: 1785701037
ISBN-13: 978-1785701030
Profusamente Ilustrado | Profusely Illustrated | Abondamment ilustré
Livro em muito bom estado | Book in very good + condition | Condition: très bon état.
Idioma | Language: Inglês | English | Anglais

PT
“A força do livro são as descrições das residências individuais … [que] são ricamente ilustradas com fotografias e planos especialmente desenhados, e permitem ao leitor familiarizar-se com uma ampla gama de edifícios … O livro foi magnificamente produzido.” ― David Rollason 29/02/2016
Este livro é um excelente levantamento da arquitetura durante a Guerra dos Cem Anos. Alunos de arquitetura ou aqueles que buscam informações sobre a progressão de um edifício ou região específica acharão o trabalho de Emery extremamente esclarecedor. As imagens, descrições arquitetónicas e o conhecimento de Emery sobre grandes casas combinam para formar um volume fantástico sobre um assunto que não havia sido explorado dessa forma antes.” ― Royal Studies Journal 01/02/2016

ENG
“The strength of the book is its descriptions of individual residences… [which] are lavishly illustrated with photographs and specially drawn plans, and they make it possible for the reader to become acquainted with a wide range of buildings… The book is beautifully produced.” ― David Rollason 29/02/2016
“This book is an excellent survey of architecture during the Hundred Years War. Architecturally engaged students or those seeking information on the progression of a specific building or region will find Emery’s work extremely enlightening. The images, architectural descriptions, and Emery’s knowledge of great houses combine to make a fantastic volume on a subject that had not been explored in such a way before.” ― Royal Studies Journal 01/02/2016

The Hundred Years’ War between England and France is a story of an epic conflict between two nations whose destinies became inextricably entwined throughout the later Middle Ages. During that time the balance of architectural power moved from religious to secular domination, the Gothic form continued to grow and the palace-fortress was in the ascendancy. Seats of Power in Europe is a major new study of the residences of the crowned heads and the royal ducal families of the countries involved in the Hundred Years’ War. Though they were the leading protagonists and therefore responsible for the course of the war, do their residences reflect an entirely defensive purpose, a social function, or the personality of their builders? As well as the castles of England and France it also looks at rulers residences in other European countries who supported one of the protagonists. They include Scotland, Castile, Aragon, Navarre, Portugal, the Low Countries, the imperial territories of Bohemia, and the papacy in Avignon and then Rome. The study concentrates on sixty properties extending from the castles at Windsor and Kenilworth to those at Saumur and Rambures, and from the palaces at Avignon and Seville to the manor-houses at Germolles and Launay. A number of subsidiary or associated properties are also considered in more broad-based sections. Each region and its residences are prefaced by supporting historical and architectural surveys to help position the properties against the contemporary military, financial, and aesthetic backgrounds. Extensively illustrated in full colour with over 120 photographs and over 70 plans this is an attractive and accessible overview of how architecture both shaped and was influenced by events during this tumultuous period in the history of Europe. Essential reading for students of architecture, architectural historians, historians and those interested in Medieval Europe.