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A study of the use of architectural allegory to symbolize religious and ideological systems in the Middle Ages. Assessing major texts such as Chaucer's "House of Fame" as well as lesser-known works, it charts the evolution of this tradition in relation to social, political and religious contexts.

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'This handsomely presented volume...should find its place in all libraries with substantial medieval holdings for the breadth of its interdisciplinary approach and the soundness of its scholarship.' Analecta Cartusiana

Castles of the Mind

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      Publisher: University of Wales Press
      Publication Date: 27/06/2003
      ISBN13: 9780708317945, 978-0708317945
      ISBN10: 708317944
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      Book Synopsis
      A study of the use of architectural allegory to symbolize religious and ideological systems in the Middle Ages. Assessing major texts such as Chaucer's "House of Fame" as well as lesser-known works, it charts the evolution of this tradition in relation to social, political and religious contexts.

      Trade Review
      'This handsomely presented volume...should find its place in all libraries with substantial medieval holdings for the breadth of its interdisciplinary approach and the soundness of its scholarship.' Analecta Cartusiana

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