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Bruno
(Hardcover)
Jacob Abbott
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R515
Discovery Miles 5 150
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Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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Through the use of images, diagrams, and detailed descriptions,
this book enables readers to appreciate how the construction,
design, and function of famous structures inform our understanding
of societies of the past. Buildings and Landmarks of Medieval
Europe: The Middle Ages Revealed makes use of significant buildings
as "representative structures" to provide insight into specific
cultures, historical periods, or topics of the Middle Ages. The
explanations of these buildings' construction, original intended
use and change over time, and design elements allow readers to
better comprehend what life in European societies of the past was
like, covering social, political, economic, and intellectual
perspectives. Readers will be able to apply what they learn from
the discussions of the structures to improve their understanding of
the historical period as well as their skills of observation and
assessment needed to analyze these landmark structures and draw
meaningful conclusions about their context and significance. The
book's supporting features—a chronology, biographical appendix,
glossary, and subject index—help researchers in successfully
completing their papers or projects.
Includes articles on architecture, cultural history, the 'Luxury
debate' in the eighteenth century, Rousseau, and the manuscript of
The Life of John Wilkes with commentary and contextualisation.
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