The power of place : rulers and their palaces, landscapes, cities, and holy places / David Rollason
2016, First Edition. Princeton : Princeton University Press. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #443205
ISBN: 0691167621
Physical description; xxi, 458 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Introduction -- Part I. Palaces -- The Power of Design -- The Power of Architectural Style and Decoration -- Part II. Landscapes -- Gardens, Parks, and Power -- The Power of Forests and the Hunt -- Part III. Cities -- Cities, Planning, and Power -- Triumphs and Entries : the City as Stage-Set -- Part IV. Holy Places -- Power, Place, and Relics -- Churches, Mosques, and Power -- Part V. Inauguration-Places and Burial-Places -- The Inauguration of Rulers : Places and Rituals -- Death and Power : The Burial-Places of Rulers -- Conclusion -- Research and Reading. Subjects; Palaces Europe History. Landscapes Europe History. Cities and towns Europe History. Sacred space Europe History. Historic sites Europe. Architecture and state Europe History. Power (Social sciences) Europe History. HISTORY Ancient General. Architecture and state. Cities and towns. Historic sites. Kings and rulers Homes and haunts. Landscapes. Palaces. Politics and government. Power (Social sciences). Sacred space.
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