The Princely Court
Medieval Courts and Culture in North-West Europe, 1270-1380
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 22 January 2004
- ISBN 9780199269938
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages474 pages
- Size 234x156x25 mm
- Weight 698 g
- Language English
- Illustrations b/w frontispiece, numerous b/w plates and 2 maps 0
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Short description:
In this ground-breaking study Malcolm Vale restores the thirteenth and fourteenth century courts to their rightful place in the cultural history of western Europe. By examining both surviving works of art and the evidence of household and other accounts he illuminates the richness and abundance of artistic, literary, and musical life at the courts of this period. He argues that it was this common court culture which produced the splendours of the Burgundian court.
MoreLong description:
In this fascinating new book, Malcolm Vale sets out to recapture the splendour of the court culture of western Europe in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Exploring the century or so between the death of St Louis and the rise of Burgundian power in the Low Countries, he illuminates a period in the history of princes and court life previously overshadowed by that of the courts of the dukes of Burgundy. Taking in subjects as diverse as art patronage and gambling, hunting and devotional religion, Malcolm Vale rediscovers a richness and abundance of artistic, literary, and musical life. He shows how, despite the pressures of political fragmentation, unrest, and a nascent awareness of national identity, a common culture emerged in English, French, and Dutch court societies at this time. The result is a ground-breaking re-evaluation of the nature and role of the court in European history and a celebration of a forgotten age.
Review from previous edition The Princely Court is an important book...Sophisticated, vividly illustrated and rigorously researched...It is abrim with original ideas and perceptions which look to have significant implications for students of other periods too.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
The Material Foundation of Court Life
Court and Household
Organization and Structures
Consumption and Expenditure
The Travelling Court
Culture
Court Life and Court Culture
Art at Court: Investment in Culture?
Conclusion
Appendices
Maps
Bibliography
