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Seats of Power in Europe During the Hundred Years War
Anthony Emery
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Description for Seats of Power in Europe During the Hundred Years War
Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HDDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216. .
The Hundred Years’ War between England and France 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 ... Read more
The Hundred Years’ War between England and France 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxbow Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785701030
SKU
V9781785701030
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About Anthony Emery
Anthony Emery’s career as an architectural historian was launched with his monograph Dartington Hall (OUP 1970) analysing the most spectacular medieval mansion in the West of England. Specialist studies on Wingfield Manor, Raglan Castle and Penshurst Place were preparatory to his survey of all the principal (and some of the lesser) medieval residences of England and Wales. It took eighteen ... Read more
Reviews for Seats of Power in Europe During the Hundred Years War
The strength of the book is its descriptions of individual residences… [which] are lavishly illustrated with photographs and specially drawn plans, and they make it possible for the reader to become acquainted with a wide range of buildings… The book is beautifully produced.
David Rollason
This book is an excellent survey of architecture during the Hundred Years War. ... Read more
David Rollason
This book is an excellent survey of architecture during the Hundred Years War. ... Read more