Castles and Landscapes

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-904768-67-8
Verlag: Equinox Publishing Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 741 g

Reihe: Studies in the Archaeology of Medieval Europe

Castles were among the most dominant features of the medieval landscape and many remain impressive structures to the present day. This paperback edition of a book first published in hardback in 2002 is a fascinating and provocative study which looks at castles in a new light, using the theories and methods of landscape studies. For the first time castles are examined not as an isolated phenomenon, but in relation to their surrounding human as well as physical landscapes. Taking a thematic approach, the study examines a broad range of evidence - archaeological, documentary and topographical - to put castles back into the medieval landscape and assess their contribution to its evolution. Far more than simply a book about castles, this is a study of the impact of power and authority on the landscape

Autoren/Hrsg.

Creighton

Creighton, OH

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gebäudetypen Palastbauten, Burgen, Festungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Physische Geographie und Topographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. Castles and Their Contexts; 3. Castle Siting and Distribution; 4. The Castle as Icon: Landscapes of Status and Symbolism; 5. The Castle as Estate Centre: Tenurial Landscapes; 6. Power, Patronage and Parish: Castles and Ecclesiastical Landscapes; 7. Castles and Urbanism; 8. Castles in the Countryside; 9. Overview; Glossary

Über Autor(innen)

Creighton, OH
Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Exeter