Jesuits and Fortifications : the Contribution of the Jesuits to Military Architecture in the Baroque Age / by Denis De Lucca.

Main entry:

De Lucca, Dennis.

Title & Author:

Jesuits and Fortifications : the Contribution of the Jesuits to Military Architecture in the Baroque Age / by Denis De Lucca.

Publication:

Leiden : Brill, 2012.

Description:

xxiii, 389 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Series:

History of warfare, 1385-7827 ; v. 73

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-357) and index.
The Jesuit interest in the art of war -- From the classroom to the battlefield: Jesuit teachings on fortification building in early modern Europe -- Jesuit writings on military architecture -- The case of Giacomo Masò -- The contribution of the Jesuits to the military architecture of the Baroque age.
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Summary:

This book sheds light on the role of Jesuit mathematicians in the widespread dissemination of ideas about military architecture in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, by means of teaching, writings and consultancy activities aimed at assisting Catholic leaders in their wars against protestants and infidels.

ISBN:

9789004216518 (hardback ; alk. paper)
9004216510 (hardback ; alk. paper)
(e-book)
9789004223783
9004223789

Subject:

Jesuits Education History.
Jesuits
Military architecture History.
Architecture, Baroque.
Architecture militaire Histoire.
Architecture baroque.
Education
Military architecture

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

History of warfare ; v. 73.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 279082
Call No.: BIB 214929
Status: Available

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