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 views—many the earliest known depictions—of no fewer than sixty-two cities and towns, including Barcelona, Valencia, Zaragoza, Granada, Córoba, 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.
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. Monzón
- II. 4. Lérida
- 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. Jàtiva
- 11. 14. Almansa
- II. 15. Chinchilla de Montearagón
- Itinerary III The Expedition to North Africa
- III. 1. Málaga
- III. 2. Peñón de Vêlez de la Gomera
- Itinerary IV The Journey to La Mancha
- IVA. Alcalá de Henares
- IV. 2. Guadalajara
- IV. 3. Cuenca
- IV. 4. Belmonte
- Itinerary V The Journey to Andalusia
- VA. Córdoba
- 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. Í2. Cádiz
- VA3. Puerto de Santa Maria
- V. 14. Jerez déla Frontera
- V. 15. Sanlúcar de Barrameda
- V. 16. Seville and Triana
- V. í 7. Itálica (Sevilla la Vieja)
- V.Í8. Carmoná
- V.Í9. Mérida
- 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
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