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Cities at War in Early Modern Europe
Martha Pollak
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Description for Cities at War in Early Modern Europe
hardcover. Martha Pollak offers a pan-European, richly illustrated study of early modern military urbanism, an international style of urban design. Num Pages: 370 pages, 223 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; AMVD; HBJD; HBLH; HBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 287 x 218 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1338.
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. This book 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, ... Read more
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. This book 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, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
Number of Pages
370
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521113441
SKU
V9780521113441
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About Martha Pollak
Martha Pollak is Professor of Architectural History at the University of Illinois in Chicago. A recipient of fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies, the Andrew Mellon Foundation, the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, the Kress Foundation, and the American Academy in Rome, she is the author and editor of several books, including Turin, 1564–1680: Urban ... Read more
Reviews for Cities at War in Early Modern Europe
'Martha Pollak has produced a deeply researched study, with a cascade of details for the experts. Its ambitious coverage will rightly turn it, I suspect, into a major reference work.' Lauro Martines, The Times Literary Supplement 'The level of erudition is superb, as Pollak condenses roughly three hundred years of pan-European history into a manageable 350-page work. It is full ... Read more