The Resource The power of place : rulers and their palaces, landscapes, cities, and holy places, David Rollason
The power of place : rulers and their palaces, landscapes, cities, and holy places, David Rollason
Resource Information
The item The power of place : rulers and their palaces, landscapes, cities, and holy places, David Rollason represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in European University Institute.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item The power of place : rulers and their palaces, landscapes, cities, and holy places, David Rollason represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in European University Institute.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "The Power of Place explores the nature of power--the power of kings, emperors, and popes--through the places that these rulers created or developed, including palaces, cities, landscapes, holy places, inauguration sites, and burial places. Ranging across all of Europe from the first to the sixteenth centuries--from Prague and Seville to Palermo and the Oslo Fjord--David Rollason examines how these places conveyed messages of power and what those messages were. Rollason draws on the latest research in a range of disciplines--principally archaeology, and the histories of art, architecture, and landscape, as well as historical and literary studies--to investigate what the power of rulers consisted of. Was their power based on impersonal bureaucratic mechanisms, on personal relationships between rulers and subjects, or on strong beliefs in the quasi-divine status of rulers? How did impressive edifices support and emphasize these practices of power? Rollason takes readers to spectacular sites, including the remarkable remains of the tenth-century city of Madinat al-Zahra near Cordoba, the remarkably preserved palace-church of the emperor Charlemagne in Aachen, and the soaring shrine-church of the Saint-Chapelle of King Louis IX. Giving readers the tools to analyze rulers' palaces, landscapes, cities, and holy places, The Power of Place offers a fascinating perspective on the development of power throughout history"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxi, 458 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- Introduction
- Part I. Palaces
- The Power of Design
- The Power of Architectural Style and Decoration
- Part II. Landscapes
- Gardens, Parks, and Power
- The Power of Forests and the Hunt
- Part III. Cities
- Cities, Planning, and Power
- Triumphs and Entries : the City as Stage Set
- Part IV. Holy Places
- Power, Place, and Relics
- Churches, Mosques, and Power
- Part V. Inauguration-Places and Burial-Places
- The Inauguration of Rulers : Places and Rituals
- Death and Power : The Burial Places of Rulers
- Conclusion
- Isbn
- 9780691167626
- Label
- The power of place : rulers and their palaces, landscapes, cities, and holy places
- Title
- The power of place
- Title remainder
- rulers and their palaces, landscapes, cities, and holy places
- Statement of responsibility
- David Rollason
- Subject
-
- Cities and towns -- Europe -- History
- Europe -- History, Local
- Europe -- Kings and rulers | Homes and haunts
- Europe -- Politics and government
- Architecture and state -- Europe -- History
- Landscapes -- Europe -- History
- Palaces -- Europe -- History
- Power (Social sciences) -- Europe -- History
- Sacred space -- Europe -- History
- Historic sites -- Europe
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The Power of Place explores the nature of power--the power of kings, emperors, and popes--through the places that these rulers created or developed, including palaces, cities, landscapes, holy places, inauguration sites, and burial places. Ranging across all of Europe from the first to the sixteenth centuries--from Prague and Seville to Palermo and the Oslo Fjord--David Rollason examines how these places conveyed messages of power and what those messages were. Rollason draws on the latest research in a range of disciplines--principally archaeology, and the histories of art, architecture, and landscape, as well as historical and literary studies--to investigate what the power of rulers consisted of. Was their power based on impersonal bureaucratic mechanisms, on personal relationships between rulers and subjects, or on strong beliefs in the quasi-divine status of rulers? How did impressive edifices support and emphasize these practices of power? Rollason takes readers to spectacular sites, including the remarkable remains of the tenth-century city of Madinat al-Zahra near Cordoba, the remarkably preserved palace-church of the emperor Charlemagne in Aachen, and the soaring shrine-church of the Saint-Chapelle of King Louis IX. Giving readers the tools to analyze rulers' palaces, landscapes, cities, and holy places, The Power of Place offers a fascinating perspective on the development of power throughout history"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Rollason, D. W.
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Palaces
- Landscapes
- Cities and towns
- Sacred space
- Historic sites
- Architecture and state
- Power (Social sciences)
- Europe
- Europe
- Europe
- Label
- The power of place : rulers and their palaces, landscapes, cities, and holy places, David Rollason
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-448) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- Part I. Palaces -- The Power of Design -- The Power of Architectural Style and Decoration -- Part II. Landscapes -- Gardens, Parks, and Power -- The Power of Forests and the Hunt -- Part III. Cities -- Cities, Planning, and Power -- Triumphs and Entries : the City as Stage Set -- Part IV. Holy Places -- Power, Place, and Relics -- Churches, Mosques, and Power -- Part V. Inauguration-Places and Burial-Places -- The Inauguration of Rulers : Places and Rituals -- Death and Power : The Burial Places of Rulers -- Conclusion
- Control code
- ocn934937627
- Dimensions
- 29 cm
- Extent
- xxi, 458 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780691167626
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustration (some color), maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)934937627
- Label
- The power of place : rulers and their palaces, landscapes, cities, and holy places, David Rollason
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-448) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- Part I. Palaces -- The Power of Design -- The Power of Architectural Style and Decoration -- Part II. Landscapes -- Gardens, Parks, and Power -- The Power of Forests and the Hunt -- Part III. Cities -- Cities, Planning, and Power -- Triumphs and Entries : the City as Stage Set -- Part IV. Holy Places -- Power, Place, and Relics -- Churches, Mosques, and Power -- Part V. Inauguration-Places and Burial-Places -- The Inauguration of Rulers : Places and Rituals -- Death and Power : The Burial Places of Rulers -- Conclusion
- Control code
- ocn934937627
- Dimensions
- 29 cm
- Extent
- xxi, 458 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780691167626
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustration (some color), maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)934937627
Subject
- Cities and towns -- Europe -- History
- Europe -- History, Local
- Europe -- Kings and rulers | Homes and haunts
- Europe -- Politics and government
- Architecture and state -- Europe -- History
- Landscapes -- Europe -- History
- Palaces -- Europe -- History
- Power (Social sciences) -- Europe -- History
- Sacred space -- Europe -- History
- Historic sites -- Europe
Library Links
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.library.eui.eu/portal/The-power-of-place--rulers-and-their-palaces/kW6G4tRSnV0/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.library.eui.eu/portal/The-power-of-place--rulers-and-their-palaces/kW6G4tRSnV0/">The power of place : rulers and their palaces, landscapes, cities, and holy places, David Rollason</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.library.eui.eu/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.library.eui.eu/">European University Institute</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item The power of place : rulers and their palaces, landscapes, cities, and holy places, David Rollason
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.library.eui.eu/portal/The-power-of-place--rulers-and-their-palaces/kW6G4tRSnV0/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.library.eui.eu/portal/The-power-of-place--rulers-and-their-palaces/kW6G4tRSnV0/">The power of place : rulers and their palaces, landscapes, cities, and holy places, David Rollason</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.library.eui.eu/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.library.eui.eu/">European University Institute</a></span></span></span></span></div>
