Fortress-churches of Languedoc : architecture, religion, and conflict in the High Middle Ages
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Fortress-churches of Languedoc : architecture, religion, and conflict in the High Middle Ages
Cambridge University Press, 1994
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-257) and index
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Fortress-Churches of Languedoc traces the changing relationship between military and religious realms as expressed in architecture across medieval Europe. The scholarship of medieval architecture has traditionally imposed a division between military and ecclesiastical structures. Often, however, medieval churches were provided with fortified enclosures, crenellations, iron-barred doors and other elements of defence, demonstrating the strong link between Church and state, and the military and religious realms. In her study of fortress-churches, Sheila Bonde focuses on three twelfth-century monuments in southern France - Maguelone, Agde and Saint-Pon-de-Thomiere, which are among the earliest examples of the type. She analyses her archaeological surveys of these structures, and also re-examines their documentation, which is here presented both in the original Latin and in English translations. The book also explores the larger context of fortification and authority in twelfth-century Languedoc and examines the dynamics of architectural exchange and innovation in the Mediterranean at a moment of critical historical importance.
Table of Contents
- List of illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. Ecclesiastical fortification in the Middle Ages
- 2. The larger context: Languedoc in the twelfth century
- 3. The buildings and the documents: Maguelone, Agde and Saint-Pons-de-Thomieres
- 4. The manning and operation of fortress-churches
- 5. The architectural context: sources and parallels
- Conclusion
- Appendixes
- Tables
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Illustration credits
- Index.
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