Medieval and Renaissance Famagusta
Studies in Architecture, Art and History
There was a time seven centuries ago when Famagusta's wealth and renown could be compared to that of Venice or Constantinople. The Cathedral of St Nicholas in the main square of Famagusta, serving as the coronation place for the Crusader Kings of Jerusalem after the fall of Acre in 1291, symbolised both the sophistication and permanence of the French society that built it. From the port radiated impressive commercial activity with the major Mediterranean trade centres, generating legendary wealth, cosmopolitanism, and hedonism, unsurpassed in the Levant. These halcyon days were not to last, however, and a 15th century observer noted that, fol…
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Weitere Autoren: Edbury, Peter W. (Hrsg.) / Coureas, Nicholas S. H. (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-351-91865-7
- EAN: 9781351918657
- Produktnummer: 24386974
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 388 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 106'212 KB
Über den Autor
Michael J. K. Walsh is Associate Professor of Art History in the School of Art, Design and Media, at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore; Peter W. Edbury is Professor of Medieval History at Cardiff University, UK; Nicholas S.H. Coureas is a Senior Researcher at the Cyprus Research Centre in Nicosia, Cyprus.
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