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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789873103321

Autore

Tonghini Cristina

Titolo

Shayzar I [[electronic resource] ] : the fortification of the citadel / / by Cristina Tonghini in collaboration with Nadia Montevecchi ; and with contributions by Fabrizio Antonelli ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2012

ISBN

1-283-39588-6

9786613395887

90-04-21767-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (740 p.)

Collana

History of warfare, , 1385-7827 ; ; v. 71

Altri autori (Persone)

MontevecchiNadia

Disciplina

956.91/3

Soggetti

Fortification - Syria - Shayzar Castle Site (Shayzar)

Excavations (Archaeology) - Syria - Shayzar Castle Site (Shayzar)

Qalʻat Shayzar Site (Syria)

Shayzar (Syria)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Shayzar: -- The Written Documentation: -- The Archaeological Analysis -- Building Materials and Constructional Characteristics -- The Fortification of Shayzar: -- Summary of Periods -- Bibliography -- Index -- Figures.

Sommario/riassunto

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, id est, 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.