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City and Spectacle in Medieval Europe by Barbara. Hanawalt (1994, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Minnesota Press
ISBN-100816623600
ISBN-139780816623600
eBay Product ID (ePID)350646
Product Key Features
Book TitleCity and Spectacle in Medieval Europe
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicCustoms & Traditions, Holidays (Non-Religious), Europe / Medieval
Publication Year1994
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, History
AuthorBarbara. Hanawalt
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight17.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN93-030869
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal394.2/694/0902
Table Of ContentPart 1 Ritual significance in municipal and royal politics: Configurations of the community in late medieval spectacles - Paris and London during the dual monarchy, Lawrence Bryant; Civic liturgies and urban records in northern France 12th-14th centuries, Brigitte Bedos-Rezak; La grant fest - Philip the Fair's celebration of the knighting of his sons in Paris at Pentecost of 1313, Elizabeth A.R. Brown and Nancy Freeman Regalado. Part 2 Public and private religious expression in the urban context: Icons, altarpieces, and civic ritual in Siena Cathedral 1200-1530, Bram Kempers; The liturgy of the Count's advent in Bruges from Galbert to Van Eyck, James Murray; The spectacle of suffering in Spanish streets, Maureen Flynn. Part 3 Harmony and dissonance in the urban ceremonial community: Ceremony and oligarchy - the London Midsummer watch, Sheila Lindenbaum; Social separateness and urban ceremony - the guild of St George, Benjamin McRee; The politics of welcome - ceremonies and constitutional development in later medieval English towns, Lorraine Attreed. Part 4 The political overtones of public entertainment: The Duke and his towns - The power of ceremonies, feasts, and public amusement in the Duchy of Guelders (east Netherlands) in the 14th and 15th centuries, Gerard Nijsten ; In the pit of the Burgundian Theatre state - urban traditions and princely ambitions in Ghent, 1360-1420, David Nicholas. (part contents).
SynopsisMedieval Europe is known for its sense of ceremony and drama. Knightings, tournaments, coronations, religious processions, and even private celebrations such as baptisms, weddings, and funerals were occasions for ritual, feasting, and public display. This volume is the first to take a comprehensive look at the many types of city spectacles that entertained the masses and confirmed various messages of power in late medieval Europe. Bringing together leading scholars in history, art history, and literature, this interdisciplinary collection sets new standards for the study of medieval popular culture. Drawing examples from Spain, England, France, Italy, and the Netherlands, most of them in the fifteenth century, the authors explore the uses of ceremony as statements of political power, as pleas for divine intercession, and as expressions of popular culture. Their essays show us spectacles meant to confirm events such as victories, the signing of a city charter, or the coronation of a king. In other circumstances, the spectacle acts as a battleground where a struggle for the control of the metaphors of power is played out between factions within cities or between cities and kings. Still other ceremonies called upon divine spiritual powers in the hope that their intervention might save the urban inhabitants. We see here a public cognizant of the power of symbols to express its goals and achievements, a society reaching the height of sophistication in its manipulation of popular and elite culture for grand shows., Medieval Europe is known for its sense of ceremony and drama. Knightings, tournaments, coronations, religious processions, and even private celebrations such as baptisms, weddings, and funerals were occasions for ritual, feasting, and public display. This volume is the first to take a comprehensive look at the many types of city spectacles that entertained the masses and confirmed various messages of power in late medieval Europe. Bringing together leading scholars in history, art history, and literature, this interdisciplinary collection sets new standards for the study of medieval popular culture. Drawing examples from Spain, England, France, Italy, and the Netherlands, most of them in the fifteenth century, the authors explore the uses of ceremony as statements of political power, as pleas for divine intercession, and as expressions of popular culture. Their essays show us spectacles meant to confirm events such as victories, the signing of a city charter, or the coronation of a king. In other circumstances, the spectacle acts as a battleground where a struggle for the control of the metaphors of power is played out between factions within cities or between cities and kings. Still other ceremonies called upon divine spiritual powers in the hope that their intervention might save the urban inhabitants.We see here a public cognizant of the power of symbols to express its goals and achievements, a society reaching the height of sophistication in its manipulation of popular and elite culture for grand shows.
LC Classification NumberGT4842.C58 1994
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- Feb 14, 2025
Medieval celebrations in northern Europe
Although I was disappointed in the underlining, the copy is eminently readable and chapters focus on various regions in Europe from Flanders to France/Burgundy to Britain. Part of a series published by Univ of Minnesota Press from their Medieval Studies department. Scholarly articles but of interest even to an interested amateur reader.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
