Waiting for the end of the world? : New perspectives on natural disasters in medieval Europe
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures and plates -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Researching natural disasters in the later Middle Ages -- Background -- Medieval disasters and archaeology -- Disasters in the middle ages -- Conclusions -- References --...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Milton : Taylor & Francis Group,
2020
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | The Society for Medieval Archaeology Monographs
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| Schlagworte: | Natural disasters Environmental disasters Archaeology, Medieval Natural disasters-Europe-History-To 1500 Environmental disasters-Europe-History-To 1500 Archaeology, Medieval-Europe Electronic books Environmental disasters-Europe-History-To 1500.. Natural disasters-Europe-History-To 1500.. Europa mehr... |
| Umfang: | 1 online resource (xvii, 432 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures and plates -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Researching natural disasters in the later Middle Ages -- Background -- Medieval disasters and archaeology -- Disasters in the middle ages -- Conclusions -- References -- Part I Tectonic hazards -- Chapter 2 Rituals of resilience: The interpretative archaeology of post-seismic recovery in medieval Europe -- Adaptation and resilience to medieval seismic disasters -- The archaeological evidence for human victims -- The holy host, the corpus christi and the symbology of the survivors -- Wells in the seismic aftermath -- Wall-ties and lilies: integrating technological and divine protection -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 Medieval earthquakes in Italy: Perceptions and reactions -- Contemporary reactions to earthquakes in medieval Italy -- The impact of seismic events -- Conclusions -- Appendix -- Notes -- Abbreviations -- References -- Chapter 4 Seismic adaptation in the Latin churches of Cyprus -- Background -- The survival of churches -- Scholars in the past -- The shaking earth -- Structural responses -- Accretion of structure -- Centralized plan: Alignment of the centres of mass and rigidity -- Supported flanks -- Side chapels -- Flying buttresses -- Support of superstructure -- Two-storey elevations -- Openings for doors and windows -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 5 Architectural heritage and ancient earthquakes in Italy: The constraints and potential of archaeoseismological research applied to medieval buildings -- The church of santi vittore e corona -- The architectural evolution of the complex -- Validating the seismic origin of a damage pattern -- Dating seismic events and comparisons with seismic catalogues. |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xvii, 432 pages) Illustrationen, Karten, Diagramme |
| ISBN: | 9781000091700 1000091708 9781003023449 1003023444 9780367902636 036790263X 9780367509484 0367509482 |