Art in Spain and Portugal from the Romans to the Early Middle Ages : routes and myths / Rose Walker ; with original photography by John Batten.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walker, Rose, author.

Series:

Late antique and early medieval Iberia ; 1.

Late antique and early medieval Iberia ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Medieval--Spain.

Art, Medieval.

Art, Medieval--Portugal.

Art, Roman--Spain.

Art, Roman.

Art, Roman--Portugal.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (408 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In this colorfully illustrated book, Rose Walker surveys Spanish and Portuguese art and architecture from the time of the Roman conquest to the early twelfth century. For generations, scholarly discussions of such art have been complicated by a focus on maps of the pilgrimage roads and images of the Reconquista. Walker contextualizes these aspects by bringing together an exceptionally diverse range of academic studies, including work previously familiar only to Hispanophone audiences. By breaking down chronological, regional, and disciplinary divides that have limited scholarship on the subject for decades, this book enriches the wider English-language literature on early medieval art.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Conventions

Abbreviations

Introduction

1. The Lie of the Land. Art and Architecture Along the Roman Roads

2. Believing and Belonging. Late Antiquity and the Wider Mediterranean

3. The Visigothic Period. Fragmentation and Accretion

4. The Eighth and Ninth Centuries. Re-emergence and Invention

5. The Great Tenth Century

6. Dispersal after the Fall of the Caliphate

7. Trading Peace, Gold and Expertise, c. 1050-c. 1075

8. The Making of Romanesque. Reform and Synergy

Epilogue

Chronology 700-1100

Bibliography of Cited Sources

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Feb 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0https://www.aup.nl/en/publish/open-access

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed October 02 2025)

ISBN:

1-003-69112-9

1-04-079370-3

90-485-2715-5

9781003691129

OCLC:

1020612506