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Medievalism Ser.: Medievalism in Nineteenth-Century Belgium : The 1848 Monument to Godfrey of Bouillon by Simon John (2023, Hardcover)

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Medievalism in Nineteenth-Century Belgium: The 1848 Monument to Godfrey of Bouillon (Medievalism, 24) by John, Simon [Hardcover]

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBoydell & Brewer, The Limited

ISBN-101783277637

ISBN-139781783277636

eBay Product ID (ePID)11058364015

Product Key Features

Number of Pages250 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameMedievalism in Nineteenth-Century Belgium : the 1848 Monument to Godfrey of Bouillon

Publication Year2023

SubjectSculpture & Installation, Popular Culture, Modern / 19th Century

TypeTextbook

AuthorSimon John

Subject AreaArt, Social Science, History

SeriesMedievalism Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight16.2 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2023-289117

ReviewsJohn's attention to everything from aesthetics through economics, and from politics through the logistics of transporting the bronze cast of the statue to Brussels, makes for an impressive and highly informative reception history., Enfin, pour compléter l'approche largement tournée vers la culture matérielle et visuelle développée dans les différents chapitres, l'ouvrage est richement illustré, avec quatre cartes géographiques, ainsi que des plans architecturaux, des reproductions de tableaux (dont deux en couleur), et des photos (dont là encore deux en couleur), dont certaines issues de la collection personnelle de l'auteur." ( Finally, to complement the volume's approach-largely focused on material and visual culture as developed across the various chapters-the book is richly illustrated, featuring four maps, architectural plans, reproductions of paintings (two of which are in color), and photographs (including two in color as well), some drawn from the author's personal collection.)

Dewey Edition23

Series Volume Number24

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal731.760949332

Table Of ContentList of illustrations Acknowledgments A note on language and names List of abbreviations Preface Introduction 1. State-building, historical culture and public monuments in nineteenth-century Belgium 2. The physical setting of the monument: Brussels' Place Royale 3. The creation of the monument 4. The changing meanings of the monument 5. The monument as a lieu de mémoire I: culture and politics 6. The monument as a lieu de mémoire II: history and national identity Conclusion Bibliography Index

SynopsisThis study of the monument of Godfrey of Bouillon offers new insights to the political uses of public monuments devoted to figures from the past, modern uses and appropriations of the Middle Ages, and the role of historical culture in the creation of national identity. On 15 August 1848, a bronze equestrian statue of the crusading hero Godfrey of Bouillon (d.1100) was unveiled in the Place Royale in Brussels, Belgium's capital. Conceived and largely funded by the national government, its creation was a major element in a programme of political and cultural consolidation put into place after the Belgian Revolution (1830-1831) and the consequent establishment of the nation's independence. From the outset, the monument was designed to transmit ideas about history and nationhood, and functioned as a focal point in discussions of politics, language, religion and identity.This book sheds new light on a range of dynamics in nineteenth-century Belgium, using the statue as a prism; it investigates responses to it both home and abroad, and traces broader national interest in the commemoration of Godfrey, adopted as a national hero despite being born almost 800 years before the emergence of the state. Above all, it reveals that Belgian politics and culture in this period were profoundly shaped by a sustained interest in the Middle Ages, and by efforts to shape a historical narrative that traced Belgian nationhood back to that era, and beyond., This study of the monument of Godfrey of Bouillon offers new insights to the political uses of public monuments devoted to figures from the past, modern uses and appropriations of the Middle Ages, and the role of historical culture in the creation of national identity. On 15 August 1848, a bronze equestrian statue of the crusading hero Godfrey of Bouillon (d.1100) was unveiled in the Place Royale in Brussels, Belgium's capital. Conceived and largely funded by the national government, its creation was a major element in a programme of political and cultural consolidation put into place after the Belgian Revolution (1830-1831) and the consequent establishment of the nation's independence. From the outset, the monument was designed to transmit ideas about history and nationhood, and functioned as a focal point in discussions of politics, language, religion and identity. This book sheds new light on a range of dynamics in nineteenth-century Belgium, using the statue as a prism; it investigates responses to it both home and abroad, and traces broader national interest in the commemoration of Godfrey, adopted as a national hero despite being born almost 800 years before the emergence of the state. Above all, it reveals that Belgian politics and culture in this period were profoundly shaped by a sustained interest in the Middle Ages, and by efforts to shape a historical narrative that traced Belgian nationhood back to that era, and beyond., Offers new insights into the political and modern uses of public monuments devoted to figures from the past and the role of historical culture in the creation of national identity.

LC Classification NumberNB637