Venice''s Mediterranean Colonies - Architecture and Urbanism

Klappentext This 2001 text examines the dynamic relationship between colonizer and colony through architecture and urbanism. Zusammenfassung Examining the architecture and urbanism in the Venetian colonies of the Eastern Mediterranean and how their built environments express the close cultural ties with both Venice and Byzantium! in this 2001 text Maria Georgopoulou exposes the dynamic relationship that existed between colonizer and colony. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Venice's empire; Part I. Constructing an Empire: 1. The city as locus of colonial rule; 2. Signs of power; 3. Venice, the heir of Byzantium; Part II. Mapping the Colonial Territory: 4. Patron saints, relics, and martyria; 5. The blessings of the friars; 6. The Greeks and the city; 7. Segregation within the walls: the Judaica; Part III. Symbols of Colonial Control: 8. Ritualizing colonial practices; 9. Colonialism and the metropole; Conclusion.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Maria Georgopoulou
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 17.02.2011
• EAN: 9780521184342
• ISBN: 978-0-521-18434-2
• Pagine: 400
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Architettura; History of Art, History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art c 500 CE to c 1400, Medieval style, ART / History / European / Medieval