Medieval culture was intensely visual. Although this has long been recognised by art historians and by enthusiasts for particular media, there has been little attempt to study social display as a subject in its own right. And yet, display takes us directly into the values, aspirations and, indeed, anxieties of past societies. In this illustrated volume a group of experts address a series of interrelated themes around the issue of display. Among the themes are family and lineage, social distinction and aspiration, ceremony and social bonding, and the expression of power and authority. The objects studied include monumental effigies, brasses, stained glass, rolls of arms, manuscripts, jewels, plate, seals and coins.
Название: Heraldry, Pageantry and Social Display in Medieval England
Под общей ред. Peter Coss, Maurice Keen
Издательство: Boydell Press
Год издания: 2002
ISBN: 0851158501
Язык: English
Страниц: 290
Формат: PDF
Размер: 11.3 MB
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