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Shayzar I: The Fortification of the Citadel

By Cristina Tonghini

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
Year
2012
ISBN
9004217363, 9789004217362
ISSN
1385-7827
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
50 MB (52374656 bytes)
Series
History of Warfare 71
Pages
xxviii+542+167 Pl.\738
Topic
History Archaeology
Orientation
yes
Paginated
yes
Scanned
portrait
Time added
2016-05-28 07:18:58
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Description

This book presents the results obtained from the historical and archaeological investigations carried out in the framework of a project centred on the site of Shayzar, in Central Syria: Shayzar Project: study of the fortified settlement in Bilad al-Sham. On the basis of a detailed analysis of the archaeological evidence, and of the study of the written documentation available, the book examines the origins and the development of this fortification, especially in relation to the most crucial period as regard as the building of the citadel, i.e., the span of time that stretches from the 10th to the 13th centuries; it also discusses the development of building techniques in the context of military architecture. Contributors are Nadia Montevecchi, Fabrizio Antonelli, Jean-Claude Bessac, Roberta Giunta, Hugh Kennedy, Lorenzo Lazzarini, Serena Martucci di Scarfizzi, Cinzia Tavernari and Niccolo' Zorzi. Illustrations: Enrico Reali; Photos Luca Tarducci.

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