A Distant City: Images of Urban Experience in the Medieval World by Chiara Frugoni - 1991

Princeton University Press, 1991-02-21. Hardcover. Like New. 9x6x0. EXCELLENT CONDITION-No Markings. The Binding and Pages Are Tight and Clean

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 206p; section of plates. A hardcover book in fine condition with a like dustjacket.

Princeton University Press, 1991. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:0691040834

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Illustrated. In a remarkable synthesis of iconography and social history, Chiara Frugoni addresses the changing concept of the city as revealed in visual and literary images throughout medieval Europe. By exploring the sentiments expressed through the image of the city, she traces how notions of civic identity became fused in the consciousness of the people and in the daily flow of their lives. An examination of cities depicted in early medieval illustrations suggests a widespread feeling of insecurity, often conveyed through networks of bare walls marking the boundary between order and chaos. Analyzing chronicles and other historical texts, Frugoni shows that the strong relationship between cities and their bishops led to a consciousness of the city as a meeting place rather than simply a place to live under protection. As the religious and protective roles of the city diminished during the high Middle Ages and… Read More

Princeton University Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 9x6x0. Publisher's hardback in new condition: firm and square, strong joints, no bumps. Complete with original dustjacket: sharp and bright, no tears, no chips. Contents tight, crisp and clean; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Thus a tidy book in very presentable condition.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Name inked on flyleaf. Minor wear. VG., dustwrapper. 79pp plates. Medieval Art History Princeton University Press Princeton (1991) orig. cloth 24x15cm, xv,206,(79)pp, Translation of 'Una lontana città'. Translated by William McCuaig. ["In a remarkable synthesis of iconography and social history, Chiara Frugoni addresses the changing concept of the city as revealed in visual and literary images throughout medieval Europe. By exploring the sentiments expressed through the image of the city, she traces how notions of civic identity became fused in the consciousness of the people and in the daily flow of their lives. An examination of cities depicted in early medieval illustrations suggests a widespread feeling of insecurity, often conveyed through networks of bare walls marking the boundary between order and chaos. Analyzing chronicles and other historical texts, Frugoni shows that the strong relationship between cities and their bishops led to a consciousness of the city as a meeting… Read More

Princeton University Press, 1991-02-21. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!