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L'expérience urbaine est abordée à travers la perception sensorielle, rompant avec des idées telles que le passage d'un monde sans bruit et porteur de sens
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The Roman empire afforded a kaleidoscope of sensations. Through a series of multisensory case studies centred on people, places, buildings and artefacts, and on
Handbook of Medieval Culture. Volume 3
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A follow-up publication to the Handbook of Medieval Studies, this new reference work turns to a different focus: medieval culture. Medieval research has grown t
A Cultural History of the Senses in the Renaissance
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We know the Renaissance as a key period in the history of Europe. It saw the development of court and urban cultures, witnessed the first global voyages of disc
The Sense of Smell in the Middle Ages
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Odors, including those of incense, spices, cooking, and refuse, were both ubiquitous and meaningful in central and late medieval Western Europe. The significanc