Jesuits and Fortifications

The Contribution of the Jesuits to Military Architecture in the Baroque Age
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-90-04-21651-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 73, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 888 g

Reihe: History of Warfare

This book sets out to explore the contribution of the Society of Jesus to the dissemination of knowledge about military architecture in the Baroque age. It shows how the Jesuits developed a militant form of religious expression targeted at protestants and infidels and how many Jesuit mathematicians assisted Catholic leaders by using the mathematical faculties attached to many colleges and seminaries for nobles to provide classroom and private teaching, publications and even consultancies concerning fortification theory, then considered to form part of the 'mathematical disciplines'. This book reveals that the involvement of many Jesuits in 'de re militari' was widespread, sometimes leading to criticism, internal controversies and crises of conscience. The interest of Jesuits in fortifications was discontinued after the 1773-1814 suppression period.

Zielgruppe

All those interested in architectural history, military history, the history of the Jesuits as well as all those who wish to explore unusual aspects of the early modern history of mankind.

Autoren/Hrsg.

De Lucca, Denis

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gebäudetypen Palastbauten, Burgen, Festungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gebäudetypen Öffentliche Gebäude, Gewerbliche Bauten
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Militär- und Verteidigungstechnik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder

Über Autor(innen)

De Lucca, Denis
Professor Denis De Lucca B.A. (Arch.); B.Arch. (Honours); PhD (University of Liverpool) directs the International Institute for Baroque Studies and the department of Architecture and Urban Design at the University of Malta. He has published extensively on architectural history focusing on the Baroque age.