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Frontmatter

© Yale University Press, New Haven

© Yale University Press, New Haven

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. INTRODUCTION 1
  4. CHAPTER ONE. “I Am the Door” Portals of Salvation and Status 23
  5. CHAPTER TWO. The Power of the Keys 81
  6. CHAPTER THREE. “Whence Is That Knocking?” Precarious Passages 134
  7. CHAPTER FOUR. Reading Doors 175
  8. CHAPTER FIVE. The “City’s Eyes” Gates and the Urban History of Europe 209
  9. EPILOGUE 252
  10. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 259
  11. NOTES 261
  12. BIBLIOGRAPHY 311
  13. ILLUSTRATION CREDITS 355
  14. INDEX 359
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. INTRODUCTION 1
  4. CHAPTER ONE. “I Am the Door” Portals of Salvation and Status 23
  5. CHAPTER TWO. The Power of the Keys 81
  6. CHAPTER THREE. “Whence Is That Knocking?” Precarious Passages 134
  7. CHAPTER FOUR. Reading Doors 175
  8. CHAPTER FIVE. The “City’s Eyes” Gates and the Urban History of Europe 209
  9. EPILOGUE 252
  10. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 259
  11. NOTES 261
  12. BIBLIOGRAPHY 311
  13. ILLUSTRATION CREDITS 355
  14. INDEX 359
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