Medieval Town Walls
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Medieval Town Walls
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Author : Oliver Hamilton Creighton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Medieval Town Walls written by Oliver Hamilton Creighton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Architecture categories.
"This book provides an up-to-date study of medieval town defences, mainly in England and Wales but with glances elsewhere, focusing on the period from the Norman Conquest to the English Civil Wars. Emphasis is placed on archaeology and topography but set within an historical framework. Due attention is paid to substantially surviving sites such as Canterbury, Conwy and York, but the extent to which defence extended to much smaller towns is also highlighted. Medieval Town Walls seeks to further understanding of the chronologies, functions and social significance of British town walls and offer an agenda for further academic study. A gazetteer guides the reader through the surviving remains, providing an aid to discovering Britain's urban walled heritage at first hand."--BOOK JACKET.
City Walls
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Author : James D. Tracy
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2000-09-25
City Walls written by James D. Tracy and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-09-25 with History categories.
The essays presented in this volume, first published in 2000, describe a phenomenon so widespread in human time and space that its importance is easily overlooked. City walls shaped the history of warfare; the mobilisation of manpower and resources needed to build them favoured some kinds of polities over others; and their massive strength, appropriately ornamented, created a visual language of authority. Previous collective volumes on the subject have dealt mainly with Europe, but the historians and art historians who collaborate here follow a comparative agenda. The millennial practice of wall building that branched out from the ancient Near East into India, Europe, and North Africa shows continuities and points of contact of which the makers of urban fortifications were scarcely aware; separate traditions in China, sub-Saharan Africa, and North America illustrate universal themes of defensive strategy and the symbolism of power, each time embedded in a distinctive local context.
The Medieval Town Wall Of Great Yarmouth Norfolk
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Author : John F. Potter
language : en
Publisher: BAR British Series
Release Date : 2008
The Medieval Town Wall Of Great Yarmouth Norfolk written by John F. Potter and has been published by BAR British Series this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Architecture categories.
This study takes a geological approach to the study of the flint walls of Great Yarmouth, generally considered to have been constructed when the town was at the height of its power and wealth in the fourteenth century.
Walled Towns And The Shaping Of France
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Author : Michael Wolfe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Walled Towns And The Shaping Of France written by Michael Wolfe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Authority categories.
This book focuses on the ways in which military technology, political and social trends, and shifting frontiers shaped the emergence of new forms of public authority and civic life as embodied in the "wall," an image at once intensely physical and deeply symbolic. It traces the evolution of towns across much of what is today France from the Middle Ages to the eighteenth century when the walls began to come down, opening up new, ultimately revolutionary possibilities for urban life. This long-term perspective on town fortifications - how they were built, the contests to control them, and how they shaped the lives of people both inside and outside them - in the end tell us much about the making of France.
The Walled Towns Of Ireland
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Author : Avril Thomas
language : en
Publisher: Walled Towns of Ireland
Release Date : 1992
The Walled Towns Of Ireland written by Avril Thomas and has been published by Walled Towns of Ireland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Architecture categories.
"Vol. 1 provides a comparative study of walled towns in Ireland, reviews the conceptual basis of towns ... [and] the distribution of walled towns ... is examined from historical and geographical viewpoints. Vol. 2 provides a gazetteer to 91 sites ..."--Jacket.
When Towns Had Walls
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Author : Walter Buehr
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
When Towns Had Walls written by Walter Buehr and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Pictures and text recreate the daily life of an imaginary medieval village in England.
The Plans And Topography Of Medieval Towns In England And Wales
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Author : David Michael Palliser
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
The Plans And Topography Of Medieval Towns In England And Wales written by David Michael Palliser and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with History categories.
The Medieval City
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Author : Norman Pounds
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2005-04-30
The Medieval City written by Norman Pounds and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-04-30 with History categories.
An introduction to the life of towns and cities in the medieval period, this book shows how medieval towns grew to become important centers of trade and liberty. Beginning with a look at the Roman Empire's urban legacy, the author delves into urban planning or lack thereof; the urban way of life; the church in the city; city government; urban crafts and urban trade, health, wealth, and welfare; and the city in history. Annotated primary documents like Domesday Book, sketches of street life, and descriptions of fairs and markets bring the period to life, and extended biographical sketches of towns, regions, and city-dwellers provide readers with valuable detail. In addition, 26 maps and illustrations, an annotated bibliography, glossary, and index round out the work. After a long decline in urban life following the fall of the Roman Empire, towns became centers of trade and of liberty during the medieval period. Here, the author describes how, as Europe stabilized after centuries of strife, commerce and the commercial class grew, and urban areas became an important source of revenue into royal coffers. Towns enjoyed various levels of autonomy, and always provided goods and services unavailable in rural areas. Hazards abounded in towns, though. Disease, fire, crime and other hazards raised mortality rates in urban environs. Designed as an introduction to life of towns and cities in the medieval period, eminent historian Norman Pounds brings to life the many pleasures, rewards, and dangers city-dwellers sought and avoided. Beginning with a look at the Roman Empire's urban legacy, Pounds delves into Urban Planning or lack thereof; The Urban Way of Life; The Church in the City; City Government; Urban Crafts and Urban Trade, Health, Wealth, and Welfare; and The City in History. Annotated primary documents like Domesday Book, sketches of street life, and descriptions of fairs and markets bring the period to life, and extended biographical sketches of towns, regions, and city-dwellers provide readers with valuable detail. In addition, 26 maps and illustrations, an annotated bibliography, glossary, and index round out the work.
The Medieval Town
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Author : Edith Ennen
language : en
Publisher: North-Holland
Release Date : 1979
The Medieval Town written by Edith Ennen and has been published by North-Holland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with History categories.
Walled Towns And The Shaping Of France
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Author : M. Wolfe
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2009-08-31
Walled Towns And The Shaping Of France written by M. Wolfe and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-31 with History categories.
This book focuses on the development of towns in France, taking into account military technology, physical geography, shifting regional networks tying urban communities together, and the emergence of new forms of public authority and civic life.