Court and civic society in the Burgundian Low Countries c. 1420-1530

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Court and civic society in the Burgundian Low Countries c. 1420-1530

selected sources translated and annotated with an introduction by Andrew Brown and Graeme Small

(Manchester medieval sources series)

Manchester University Press , Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2007

  • : hard
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Volume

: hard ISBN 9780719056192

Description

This volume is the first ever attempt to unite and translate some of the key texts which informed Johan Huizinga's famous study of the Burgundian court, The Waning of the Middle Ages, a work which has never gone out of print. It combines these texts with sources that Huizinga did not consider, those that illuminate the wider civic world that the Burgundian court inhabited and the dynamic interaction between court and city. Through these sources, and an introduction offering new perspectives on recent historiography, the book tests whether Huizinga's controversial vision of the period still stands. Covering subjects including ceremonial events, such as the spectacles and gargantuan banquets that made the Burgundian dukes the talk of Europe, the workings of the court, and jousting, archery and rhetoric competitions, the book will appeal to students of late medieval and early modern Europe and to those with wider interests in court culture, ritual and ceremony. -- .

Table of Contents

  • Acknowledgements
  • Note on coinage and monies of account
  • Abbreviations
  • Maps
  • Introduction
  • 1. Burgundian spectacles.
  • 2. The court
  • 3. The order of the Golden Fleece
  • 4. Entry ceremonies
  • 5. Civic society and the court: Jousts, shooting fraternities and chambers of rhetoric.
  • 6. Civic religion and the court
  • Select bibliography
  • Index.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780719056208

Description

This volume is the first ever attempt to unite and translate some of the key texts which informed Johan Huizinga's famous study of the Burgundian court, The Waning of the Middle Ages, a work which has never gone out of print. It combines these texts with sources that Huizinga did not consider, those that illuminate the wider civic world that the Burgundian court inhabited and the dynamic interaction between court and city. Through these sources, and an introduction offering new perspectives on recent historiography, the book tests whether Huizinga's controversial vision of the period still stands. Covering subjects including ceremonial events, such as the spectacles and gargantuan banquets that made the Burgundian dukes the talk of Europe, the workings of the court, and jousting, archery and rhetoric competitions, the book will appeal to students of late medieval and early modern Europe and to those with wider interests in court culture, ritual and ceremony. -- .

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Note on Coinage and Monies of Account Abbreviations Maps Introduction. Chapter 1: Burgundian Spectacles. Chapter 2: The Court Chapter 3: The Order of the Golden Fleece Chapter 4: Entry Ceremonies Chapter 5: Civic Society and the Court: Jousts, Shooting Fraternities and Chambers of Rhetoric. Chapter 6: Civic Religion and the Court Select Bibliography Index -- .

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