Portraits of the City: Representing Urban Space in Later Medieval and Early Modern Europe

Product Description During the last decades, representations of medieval and early modern urban space have witnessed an increasing popularity as objects of study within the historical disciplines. Scholars with different backgrounds investigate urban landscapes in various forms and using a wide range of media. In general, such portraits of the city cover different types of visual and written documents. The twelve essays gathered in this book all cover specific types of such portraits, ranging from historiographical texts and archival record, over drawings, prints and paintings to maps and real urban architectural settings. Moreover, the interdisciplinary scope results in an ample compilation of various innovative methodologies, currently applied in the fields of study and disciplines addressed in the book. Portraits of the City provides a representative overview of the current state of knowledge and is in this way a relevant contribution to the international debate on representations of the city. About the Author Maximiliaan P. J. Martens is professor in Fine Arts and chair of the Department of Art, Music and Theatre Sciences, Ghent University. Prof. Jan Dumolyn is a senior lecturer at Ghent University, Department of History. Katrien Lichtert has recently finished her PhD on Pieter Bruegel the Elder and the representation of urban landscapes at Ghent University.