Cities at war in early modern Europe
"Between 1550 and 1700, artillery siege warfare transformed the European city, which was theorized, fortified, violated, rebuilt, and celebrated by leading artists and architects. The fortified perimeter, with its regular bastions, redefined the identity of the early modern city. Military plann...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Cambridge [u.a.]
Cambridge Univ. Press
2010
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| Dans: | Année: 2010 |
| Recensions: | [Rezension von: Pollak, Martha, Cities at War in Early Modern Europe] (2011) (Amelang, James)
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| Édition: | 1. publ. |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Europe
/ City
/ War
/ Fortification
/ History 1500-1800
B Fortification |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Cities and towns (Europe)
History
B City planning (Europe) History B City and town life (Europe) History B Architecture (Europe) History B Siege warfare Social aspects (Europe) History B Military planning (Europe) History B Europe History, Military 1492-1648 B War and society (Europe) History B Europe History, Military 1648-1789 B Fortification (Europe) History |
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Compte rendu |
| Résumé: | "Between 1550 and 1700, artillery siege warfare transformed the European city, which was theorized, fortified, violated, rebuilt, and celebrated by leading artists and architects. The fortified perimeter, with its regular bastions, redefined the identity of the early modern city. Military planning also generated new forms of urban spaces, such as the orderly grid, the tree-lined avenue, the great central square dominated by triumphal sculpture, and the greenbelt that provided clear boundaries and controlled viewpoints. In The city at war in early modern Europe, Martha Pollak offers a pan-European, richly illustrated study of early modern military urbanism, an international style of urban design characterized by uniformity, geometrical clarity, architectural economy, and unadorned monumentality. Pollak examines this new urbanism as visualized by engravers, painters, and cartographers in accurate plans and powerful panoramic views. Her comparative, transnational study ranges from Britain to the Ottoman Empire, and from Malta to Scandinavia, and focuses on major centers--Naples, Paris, Antwerp, Stockholm--and "fortress cities" such as Valletta and Palmanova, which are still defined by their immense, geometrically perfect fortifications"--Provided by publisher The geometry of power : pentagonal citadels and the emergence of military urbanism -- Military culture and the dissemination of urban knowledge -- Siege views : the war of military images -- The forms of military urbanism : streets, defensive fortification, and public spaces -- Celebrating peace : triumphs, war games, and the transformation of urban space -- Epilogue: fireworks and illuminated architecture |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 052111344X |