City and cosmos : the medieval world in urban form /
Lilley, Keith D.
City and cosmos : the medieval world in urban form / Keith D. Lilley - London : Reaktion books, 2009 - (256 p.)
City and Cosmos is an exploration of '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.
9781861894410
307.760940902
City and cosmos : the medieval world in urban form / Keith D. Lilley - London : Reaktion books, 2009 - (256 p.)
City and Cosmos is an exploration of '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.
9781861894410
307.760940902