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Splendour of the Burgundian Court: Charles the Bold (1433-1477)

Door Susan Marti e.a.

Categorie
Politiek & Staatsinrichting
Boeknummer
#305090-KJ7
Titel
Splendour of the Burgundian Court: Charles the Bold (1433-1477)
Auteur
Marti, Susan & Till-Holger Borchert & Gabriele Keck (editors)
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Brussels/Berne/Bruges/Vienna : Mercatorfonds/Historisches Museum/Bruggemuseum/Groeningemuseum/Kunsthistorisches Museum
Jaar van uitgave
2009
ISBN10
0801448530
ISBN13
9780801448539
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original gilt lettered black boards, illustrations in colour, large 4to.
Samenvatting
Distributed in North America for Mercatorfonds. Charles the Bold (1433?1477) was ambitious, well educated, and tireless in his pursuit of power and recognition. At the close of the Middle Ages, in the fourth generation of his dynasty, he made the duchy of Burgundy into a significant European power. The house of Burgundy celebrated its rise by establishing a glittering court life, in which objects of exquisite taste were constantly sought after. The essays in Splendour of the Burgundian Court? biographies of rulers, political history, and analyses of court art? form a comprehensive portrait of the Burgundian court. Its splendid full-color illustrations vividly bring to life both the brilliance and the drama of the epoch. The dukes of Burgundy ruled over a conglomeration of territories, each... (Lees verder) with its own political and legal traditions. Because their dynasty was relatively new and flanked by the much more powerful French kingdom and German empire, Burgundian dukes invested in lavish public ceremonial displays to assert their status and reinforce the court's position as a center of power. The theater of Burgundian rule depended upon the display of ever more elaborate objects, from clothing and armor to furniture, tableware, tapestries, and paintings-many of which are of outstanding quality. Charles the Bold grew up on this ritualized stage, and his eventful life is reflected in the ceremonies and objects that conveyed his authority. Splendour of the Burgundian Court welcomes readers into that world.
Pagina's
382
Conditie
Goed — Light tobacco smell.
Prijs
€ 100,00

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