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Castles of the mind : a study of medieval architectural allegory / Christiania Whitehead.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whitehead, Christiania, 1969-
- Series:
- Religion & culture in the Middle Ages
- Religion and culture in the Middle Ages
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Allegory.
- Architecture and literature--History--To 1500.
- Architecture and literature.
- English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- x, 324 pages ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2003.
- Summary:
- The tradition of using architectural allegory to symbolize religious and ideological systems can be found within many cultures, from antiquity to the end of the Middle Ages. Explored here is the evolution of this tradition over time in relation to social, political, and religious contexts, New ways of reading and evaluating major medieval texts are provided.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0708317944
- OCLC:
- 51963617
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