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In the sixteenth century Spain was at the height of its glory, enjoying a period of exceptional power, wealth, and artistic splendor. In 1561 Philip II commissioned Europe's leading topographical artist, Anton van den Wyngaerde, to prepare cities and towns of his Golden Age empire. Van den Wyngaerde spent most of his time traveling in Spain from 1561 until his death in 1571, preparing viewsâmany the earliest known depictionsâof no fewer than sixty-two cities and towns, including Barcelona, Valencia, Zaragoza, Granada, CĂłroba, Seville, Toledo, Burgos, and Madrid. These drawings not only record Spain's cities during the most glorious moments in their history but also depict them with a precision that can almost be described as photographic. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1989.
In the sixteenth century Spain was at the height of its glory, enjoying a period of exceptional power, wealth, and artistic splendor. In 1561 Philip II commissioned Europe's leading topographical artist, Anton van den Wyngaerde, to prepare cities and town
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Acknowledgments
- Contents 1
- Preface
- I Philip II as Art Collector and Patron
- II Philip II and the Geographers
- III The Spanish Views of Anton van den Wyngaerde Egbert Haverkamp-Begemann
- IV Cities of the Golden Age Richard L. Kagan
- V City Planning in Sixteenth-Century Spain Fernando Martas
- Catalogue
- ITINERARY I. In and Around the Court
- 1.1. Madrid
- 1.2. Valsain
- 1.3. Segovia
- 1.4. Toledo
- Itinerary II The Journey to the Kingdom of Aragon
- II. 1. Daroca
- II. 2. Zaragoza
- II. 3. MonzĂłn
- II. 4. LĂ©rida
- 11.5. Cervera
- II. 6. Montserrat
- II. 7. Barcelona
- II. 8. Tarragona
- II.9. Tortosa
- 11.10. Murviedro (Sagunto or Saguntum)
- II Ai. La Albufera and El Grao de Valencia
- II. 12. Valencia
- II. 13. JĂ tiva
- 11. 14. Almansa
- II. 15. Chinchilla de MontearagĂłn
- Itinerary III The Expedition to North Africa
- III. 1. MĂĄlaga
- III. 2. Peñón de VĂȘlez de la Gomera
- Itinerary IV The Journey to La Mancha
- IVA. AlcalĂĄ de Henares
- IV. 2. Guadalajara
- IV. 3. Cuenca
- IV. 4. Belmonte
- Itinerary V The Journey to Andalusia
- VA. CĂłrdoba
- V.2. Ubeda-Baeza
- V.3. Jaén
- V.4. Granada
- V. 5. Alhama de Granada
- V. 6. Antequera
- V. 7. The African Coast
- V.8. Ojén
- V.9. Gibraltar
- V. 10. Tarifa
- V. ll. Zahara de los Atunes
- V. Ă2. CĂĄdiz
- VA3. Puerto de Santa Maria
- V. 14. Jerez déla Frontera
- V. 15. SanlĂșcar de Barrameda
- V. 16. Seville and Triana
- V. Ă 7. ItĂĄlica (Sevilla la Vieja)
- V.Ă8. CarmonĂĄ
- V.Ă9. MĂ©rida
- V.20. Guadalupe
- V. 21. Talavera de la Reina
- ITINERARY VI. Two Journeys to Old Castile (1565,1570)
- VIA. Avila
- VI. 2. Alba de Tormes
- VI. 3. Salamanca
- VIA. Zamora
- VI. 5. Toro
- VI.6. Tordesillas
- VI.7. Medina del Campo
- VI.8. Valladolid
- VI.9. Burgos
- Appendix: Two Unidentified Towns
- 1. A Coastal Town
- 1. Las Naves (?)
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Contributors
- Index