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The Carolingian Debate over Sacred Space (New Middle Ages)
Sam Collins
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Description for The Carolingian Debate over Sacred Space (New Middle Ages)
Hardcover. Retracing the contours of a bitter controversy over the meaning of sacred architecture that flared up among some of the leading lights of the Carolingian renaissance, Collins explores how ninth-century authors articulated the relationship of form to function and ideal to reality in the ecclesiastical architecture of the Carolingian empire. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; AMN; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
Retracing the contours of a bitter controversy over the meaning of sacred architecture that flared up among some of the leading lights of the Carolingian renaissance, Collins explores how ninth-century authors articulated the relationship of form to function and ideal to reality in the ecclesiastical architecture of the Carolingian empire.
Retracing the contours of a bitter controversy over the meaning of sacred architecture that flared up among some of the leading lights of the Carolingian renaissance, Collins explores how ninth-century authors articulated the relationship of form to function and ideal to reality in the ecclesiastical architecture of the Carolingian empire.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Series
New Middle Ages
Number of Pages
234
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137002594
SKU
V9781137002594
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About Sam Collins
Samuel W. Collins is Assistant Professor of History at George Mason University.
Reviews for The Carolingian Debate over Sacred Space (New Middle Ages)
"In this brief volume, Collins offers an interesting study of Carolingian thoughts on holy places, namely, churches and monasteries. After a reader-friendly introduction, he sensibly begins with earlier thoughts on sacred space committed to writing by the likes of Bede and the Collectio canonum Hibernensis . . . Space as a concept connects easily to other topics, and students may ... Read more