Topographies of the early modern city / Arthur Groos, Hans-Jochen Schiewer, Markus Stock (eds.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Groos, Arthur.

Schiewer, Hans-Jochen

Stock, Markus

Class of 1953 Fund.

Series:

Transatlantische Studien zu Mittelalter und Früher Neuzeit ; Bd. 3.

Transatlantische Studien zu Mittelalter und Früher Neuzeit ; Bd. 3 = Transatlantic studies on medieval and early modern literature and culture ; Bd. 3

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns.

History.

Cities and towns, Renaissance.

Europe--Civilization--Congresses.

Europe.

Civilization.

Cities and towns, Renaissance--Congresses.

Cities and towns--Germany--History--Congresses.

Germany.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

257 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Göttingen : V&R unipress, 2008.

Language Note:

8 English, 2 German contributions.

Summary:

This volume contains papers by germanists, historians, and art historians on visual and conceptual aspects of early modern city culture ranging from representations of the city to urban spatial and social practices. The essays focus on some of the culturally most vibrant cities in early modern Europe, with special emphasis on German-speaking countries. Topics include the dissemination and control of city images, carnivalizing performances of social/religious dissent, narrative constraints in fifteenth-century urban historiography, Christian humanism and the controversy over Jewish books, the Carthusian influence on the spiritual topography of a city, the humanist agenda in imperial entries, the evolution of three-dimensional city models, transposing Renaissance Italian song models into a transalpine city context, and the emergence of the city views known as vedute.

Notes:

International conference proceedings.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1953 Fund.

ISBN:

9783899715354

3899715357

OCLC:

277195269