The decades following the year 1000 marked a watershed in the history of the Iberian Peninsula when the balance of power shifted from Muslims to Christians. During this crucial period of religious and political change, Romanesque churches were constructed for the first time in Spain. Romanesque Architecture and Its Sculptural Decoration in Christian Spain, 1000-1120 examines how the financial patronage of newly empowered local rulers allowed Romanesque architecture and sculptural decoration to significantly redefine the cultural identities of those who lived in the frontier kingdoms of Christian Spain.
Proceeding chronologically, Janice Mann studies the earliest Romanesque monuments constructed by Sancho el Mayor (r.1004-1035) and his wife, daughters, and granddaughters, as well as those that were built by Sancho Ramrez, king of Aragon (1064-1094). Mann examines groups of buildings constructed by particular patrons against the backdrop of changing social conditions and attitudes that resulted from increased influence from beyond the Pyrenees, the consolidation of royal power, and intensified aggression against Muslims.
An in-depth study of the rise of an architectural style, this is the first book to examine early Romanesque architecture and sculpture of the Iberian Peninsula as it relates to frontier culture.
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Janice Mann Imprint: University of Toronto Press Country of Publication: Canada Dimensions:
Height: 236mm,
Width: 159mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 640g ISBN:9780802093240 ISBN 10: 0802093248 Pages: 277 Publication Date:08 April 2009 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Further / Higher Education
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Janice Mann is Samuel H. Kress Professor in the Department of Art and Art History at Bucknell University.
Winner of Eleanor Tufts Award from the American Society of Hispanic Art Historical Studies 2011 (United States)
