Rhodes. Urban form and religious architecture, 14th-18th centuries.
PUProvence| N° d'inventaire | 20328 |
| Format | 22 x 27 |
| Détails | 175 p., illustrations, paperback. |
| Publication | Aix en Provence, 2016 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | |
During their settlement in Rhodes for approximately two centuries, the Knights Hospitaller superimposed a fortress-monastery on the Byzantine city. The Ottoman conquest then led to a process of Islamization in the city, which resulted in a widespread reuse of existing buildings. The modalities of these operations remain little known. This work offers a journey through the history of Rhodes between the Middle Ages and the beginning of the modern period, in order to retrace the phases of its urban growth and the interactions between religious architecture and the forma urbis. This study draws on the tools of spatial and morphological analysis, which plays an important role in urban archaeology studies, as well as on a corpus of varied sources: the Order's manuscripts, travel accounts, iconography, and archaeological data. Finally, part of the work is devoted to the census and comparative analysis of urban churches and mosques: although often limited to a regional dimension, the architectural and artistic production in Rhodes is closely linked to more prestigious achievements of Byzantine and Gothic inspiration, as well as from the Ottoman world. In a current context where contemporary urbanization rubs shoulders with both the most well-known built heritage and minor archaeological remains, Rhodes proves to be a true "urban laboratory whose history remains a field under construction.
During their settlement in Rhodes for approximately two centuries, the Knights Hospitaller superimposed a fortress-monastery on the Byzantine city. The Ottoman conquest then led to a process of Islamization in the city, which resulted in a widespread reuse of existing buildings. The modalities of these operations remain little known. This work offers a journey through the history of Rhodes between the Middle Ages and the beginning of the modern period, in order to retrace the phases of its urban growth and the interactions between religious architecture and the forma urbis. This study draws on the tools of spatial and morphological analysis, which plays an important role in urban archaeology studies, as well as on a corpus of varied sources: the Order's manuscripts, travel accounts, iconography, and archaeological data. Finally, part of the work is devoted to the census and comparative analysis of urban churches and mosques: although often limited to a regional dimension, the architectural and artistic production in Rhodes is closely linked to more prestigious achievements of Byzantine and Gothic inspiration, as well as from the Ottoman world. In a current context where contemporary urbanization rubs shoulders with both the most well-known built heritage and minor archaeological remains, Rhodes proves to be a true "urban laboratory whose history remains a field under construction.