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1 online resource (740 pages) |
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; CHAPTER ONE Shayzar: An Overview of its History and the Archaeological Investigation; 1.1 An Historical Overview; 1.2 The Site and Previous Studies; 1.3 The Archaeological Investigation: Research Objectives; 1.4 Strategic and Methodological Choices; 1.5 The Results: An Overview; Appendix: The Working Group; CHAPTER TWO The Written Documentation: The Inscriptions; 2.1 Greek Inscriptions from the Citadel of Shayzar/Larissa and their Historical Context; 2.2 The Arabic Inscriptions of the Citadel of Shayzar. |
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The Investigative Method: Stratigraphic Analysis of Structures3.1 The Northern Area; 3.2 The Eastern Front; 3.3 The Southern Area; 3.4 The Western Front; Appendix: Internal Surface Finishes in CF2 and CF3; CHAPTER FOUR Building Materials and Constructional Characteristics; 4.1 The Stones of the Citadel; 4.2 Minero-Petrographic Characterisation of the Mortars and its Possible Application in the Definition of the Building Phases; 4.4 Masonry Typology; 4.3 Observations sur les Matériaux et les Techniques de Construction de la Forteresse de Shayzar (Syrie). |
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CHAPTER FIVE The Fortification of Shayzar: Constructional Stages and theEvolution of the Defences5.1 Constructional Stages in the Fortification of Shayzar: Towards an Absolute Sequence in the Regional Context; 5.2 Sequencing the Various Defence Works; CHAPTER SIX Summary of Periods; 2. The Eastern Front; 3. The Southern Area; 4. The Western Front; 5. Table of Activities; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Primary Sources; Studies; INDEX; FIGURES. |
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On the basis of a detailed analysis of the archaeological evidence and of the written documentation, this book examines the origins and the development of the fortification of Shayzar, especially between the 10th and the 13th centuries. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Syria -- Shayzar.
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Excavations (Archaeology) |
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Syria -- Shayzar. |
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Fortification -- Syria -- Shayzar.
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Fortification. |
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Syria -- History -- 750-1260.
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Syria. |
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History. |
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750-1260 |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Tonghini, Cristina. Shayzar I : The Fortification of the Citadel. Leiden : BRILL, ©2011 9789004217362 |
| ISBN |
9789004217676 (electronic book) |
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9004217673 (electronic book) |
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1283395886 |
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9781283395885 |
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