{"product_id":"fortress-churches-of-languedoc-architecture-religion-and-conflict-in-the-high-middle-ages-paperback-9780521052023","title":"Fortress-Churches of Languedoc; Architecture, Religion and Conflict in the High Middle Ages (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521052023","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFortress-Churches of Languedoc\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eArchitecture, Religion and Conflict in the High Middle Ages\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTraces the relationship between religious and military realms in medieval Europe by examining fortress-churches.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSheila Bonde (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521052023, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 25 January 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e292 pages, 121 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e28 x 21 x 1.9 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFortress-Churches of Languedoc traces the changing relationship between military and religious realms as expressed in architecture across medieval Europe. The scholarship of medieval architecture has traditionally imposed a division between military and ecclesiastical structures. Often, however, medieval churches were provided with fortified enclosures, crenellations, iron-barred doors and other elements of defence, demonstrating the strong link between Church and state, and the military and religious realms. In her study of fortress-churches, Sheila Bonde focuses on three twelfth-century monuments in southern France - Maguelone, Agde and Saint-Pon-de-Thomière, which are among the earliest examples of the type. She analyses her archaeological surveys of these structures, and also re-examines their documentation, which is here presented both in the original Latin and in English translations. The book also explores the larger context of fortification and authority in twelfth-century Languedoc and examines the dynamics of architectural exchange and innovation in the Mediterranean at a moment of critical historical importance.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Ecclesiastical fortification in the Middle Ages\u003cbr\u003e 2. The larger context: Languedoc in the twelfth century\u003cbr\u003e 3. The buildings and the documents: Maguelone, Agde and Saint-Pons-de-Thomières\u003cbr\u003e 4. The manning and operation of fortress-churches\u003cbr\u003e 5. The architectural context: sources and parallels\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendixes\u003cbr\u003e Tables\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Illustration credits\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Religious buildings [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religious buildings\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religious%20buildings%20%5BAMN%5D%22\"\u003eAMN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004629438744,"sku":"9780521052023","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521052023i_df23eb2c-8ad6-44be-bd4a-3736fc29e640.jpg?v=1694968744","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/fortress-churches-of-languedoc-architecture-religion-and-conflict-in-the-high-middle-ages-paperback-9780521052023","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}