Heraldry, Pageantry and Social Display in Medieval England | 
| Creators: Peter Coss, Maurice Keen
Publisher: Boydell Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 704984
Media: Hardcover
Edition: New Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 1843830361
Dewey Decimal Number: 941
EAN: 9781843830368
ASIN: 1843830361
Publication Date: February 21, 2008
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Product Description
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 and do so in a way which avoids jargon and overly technical language. Among the themes are family and lineage, social distinction and aspiration, ceremony and social bonding, and the expression of power and authority. The media include monumental effigies, brasses, stained glass, rolls of arms, manuscripts, jewels, plate, seals and coins.
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