Cities at war in early modern Europe /

• Main Author: Pollak, Martha D. (συγγραφέας.)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
• Subjects: Πόλεις και κωμοπόλεις > Ευρώπη > Ιστορία; Πόλη και αστική ζωή > Ευρώπη > Ιστορία; Πολεοδομικός σχεδιασμός > Ευρώπη > Ιστορία; Αρχιτεκτονική > Ευρώπη > Ιστορία; Πόλεμος και κοινωνία > Ευρώπη > Ιστορία; Ευρώπη > Ιστορία, Στρατιωτική > 1492-1648; Ευρώπη > Ιστορία, Στρατιωτική > 1648-1789

"Between 1550 and 1700, artillery siege warfare transformed the European city, which was theorized, fortified, violated, rebuilt, and celebrated by leading artists and architects. The fortified perimeter, with its regular bastions, redefined the identity of the early modern city. Military plann...

Table of Contents:

• The geometry of power : pentagonal citadels and the emergence of military urbanism
• Military culture and the dissemination of urban knowledge
• Siege views : the war of military images
• The forms of military urbanism : streets, defensive fortification, and public spaces
• Celebrating peace : triumphs, war games, and the transformation of urban space
• Epilogue: fireworks and illuminated architecture.