Jesuits and fortifications [electronic resource] : the contribution of the Jesuits to military architecture in the Baroque age / By Denis De Lucca.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Lucca, Dennis.

Series:

History of warfare ; v. 73.

History of warfare, 1385-7827 ; v. 73

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military architecture--History.

Military architecture.

Architecture, Baroque.

Jesuits--Education--History.

Jesuits.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (414 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Brill, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book sets out to explore the contribution of the Society of Jesus to the dissemination of knowledge about military architecture in the Baroque age. It shows how the Jesuits developed a militant form of religious expression targeted at protestants and infidels and how many Jesuit mathematicians assisted Catholic leaders by using the mathematical faculties attached to many colleges and seminaries for nobles to provide classroom and private teaching, publications and even consultancies concerning fortification theory, then considered to form part of the 'mathematical disciplines'. This book reveals that the involvement of many Jesuits in 'de re militari' was widespread, sometimes leading to criticism, internal controversies and crises of conscience. The interest of Jesuits in fortifications was discontinued after the 1773-1814 suppression period.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

The Jesuit Interest in the Art of War

From the Classroom to the Battlefield—Jesuit Teachings on Fortification Building in Early Modern Europe

Jesuit Writings on Military Architecture

The Case of Giacomo Masò

The Contribution of the Jesuits to the Military Architecture of the Baroque Age

Bibliography

General Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-49634-7

9786613591579

90-04-22378-9

OCLC:

779828598

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004223783 DOI