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001 2015033829
003 DLC
005 20151110081320.0
008 151106s2015 enk b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2015033829
020 $a9781785701030 (hardcover)
020 $z9781785701047 (digital)
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050 00 $aDC96.5$b.E46 2015
082 00 $a944/.0251$223
100 1 $aEmery, Anthony.
245 10 $aSeats of power in Europe during the Hundred Years War :$ban architectural study from 1330 to 1480 /$cAnthony Emery.
263 $a1512
264 1 $aOxford :$bOxbow Books,$c2015.
300 $apages cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
520 2 $a"The Hundred Years War 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 Denilworth to those at Saumur and Rambures, and from the palaces at Avignon and Seville to the manor-houses at Germolles and Launay. 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"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aHundred Years' War, 1339-1453$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aHundred Years' War, 1339-1453$xPolitical aspects.
651 0 $aEurope$xKings and rulers$xDwellings$xHistory.
650 0 $aArchitecture and society$zEurope$xHistory$yTo 1500.
650 0 $aArchitecture and state$zEurope$xHistory$yTo 1500.
650 0 $aRoyal houses$zEurope$xHistory$yTo 1500.
650 0 $aPower (Social sciences)$zEurope$xHistory$yTo 1500.
650 0 $aPalaces$zEurope$xHistory$yTo 1500.
650 0 $aCastles$zEurope$xHistory$yTo 1500.
650 0 $aFortification$zEurope$xHistory$yTo 1500.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aEmery, Anthony.$tSeats of power in Europe during the Hundred Years War$dOxford : Oxbow Books, 2015$z9781785701047$w(DLC) 2015044146