Fortress-Churches of Languedoc - Architecture, Religion and Conflict in the High Middle Ages (Paperback)

Fortress-Churches of Languedoc traces the changing relationship between military and religious realms as expressed in architecture across medieval Europe. The scholarship of medieval architecture has traditionally imposed a division between military and ecclesiastical structures. Often, however, medieval churches were provided with fortified enclosures, crenellations, iron-barred doors and other elements of defence, demonstrating the strong link between Church and state, and the military and religious realms. In her study of fortress-churches, Sheila Bonde focuses on three twelfth-century monuments in southern France - Maguelone, Agde and Saint-Pon-de-Thomiere, which are among the earliest examples of the type. She analyses her archaeological surveys of these structures, and also re-examines their documentation, which is here presented both in the original Latin and in English translations. The book also explores the larger context of fortification and authority in twelfth-century Languedoc and examines the dynamics of architectural exchange and innovation in the Mediterranean at a moment of critical historical importance.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2008
First published:	1994
Authors:	Sheila Bonde
Dimensions:	280 x 210 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	292
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-05202-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Religious buildings
LSN:	0-521-05202-5
Barcode:	9780521052023

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