Medieval Cities (Planning and Cities series). by Saalman, Howard - 1968.

New York:: George Braziller, 1968.. 1st Printing, so stated.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: paper covered boards with cloth at the spine; a Very Good+ book, with a Very Good+ dust jacket; the dust jacket is not price clipped.. about 9.75 inches tall by 6.75 wide . Appendices, bibliography, notes, index. Description: Well illustrated in b&w. Dr Saalman describes and analyzes the characteristic forms of bridges, gates, and walls which guarded and controlled the flow of traffic into a medieval city: the spatial tensions created between the encroachment of buildings and the expansion of roads and markets; and the location, style, and scale of public and religious institutions -- all of which were involved in the adaptation of structure to function. This is a volume from the Planning and Cities series, under the general editorship of George R Collins.