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City and Cosmos
Keith D. Lilley
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Description for City and Cosmos
Hardcover. An exploration of what 'the city' represented in the medieval imagination. Drawing upon original accounts, illustrations and maps from across medieval Europe, and on science, religion, art, literature, drama and architecture of the Latin West, it offers an interpretation of how medieval Christians saw their urban worlds. Num Pages: 248 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; JFSG; RGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 406.
City and Cosmos is an exploration of what 'the city' represented in the medieval imagination. Keith D. Lilley shows that, to the medieval mind, the city was not merely a collection of houses, it was an idea rich in Christian symbolism and cosmological meaning. Drawing upon original accounts, illustrations and maps from across medieval Europe, and on science, religion, art, literature, drama and architecture of the Latin West, City and Cosmos offers an innovative interpretation of how medieval Christians saw their urban worlds. Linking together textual and visual evidence, it examines how the city was understood simultaneously as a body' ... Read more
City and Cosmos is an exploration of what 'the city' represented in the medieval imagination. Keith D. Lilley shows that, to the medieval mind, the city was not merely a collection of houses, it was an idea rich in Christian symbolism and cosmological meaning. Drawing upon original accounts, illustrations and maps from across medieval Europe, and on science, religion, art, literature, drama and architecture of the Latin West, City and Cosmos offers an innovative interpretation of how medieval Christians saw their urban worlds. Linking together textual and visual evidence, it examines how the city was understood simultaneously as a body' ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861894410
SKU
V9781861894410
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Ref
99-15
About Keith D. Lilley
Keith D. Lilley is Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, Queen's University, Belfast. He is the author of many books and articles, including Urban Life in the Middle Ages, 1000-1450 (2002).
Reviews for City and Cosmos
City and Cosmos provides an exciting bird's-eye view of urban life in the Middle Ages, when the urban body was connected with the body of Christ, and city, cosmos and man were seen to be linked through sacred geometry and harmonic proportion. Keith Lilley's compelling account is a reminder that for many medieval Christians, the city was a reflection of ... Read more