The princely court : medieval courts and culture in North-West Europe, 1270-1380 / / Malcolm Vale

• Autore: Vale M. G. A (Malcolm Graham Allan)
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvii, 422 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 940
• Soggetto topico: Arts, Medieval; Chivalry; Civilization, Medieval; Courts and courtiers; Material culture - Europe, Northern; Material culture - Europe, Western
• Soggetto geografico: Europe, Northern Court and courtiers; Europe, Northern Kings and rulers; Europe, Western Court and courtiers; Europe, Western Kings and rulers
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Appendices; List of Maps; List of Plates; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; PART ONE: The Material Foundations of Court Life; PART TWO: Culture; Conclusion; Tables and figures; Appendices; Maps; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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. - ;In this fascinating new book, Malcolm Vale sets out to recapture the splendour of the court culture of western Europe in the thi
• Titolo autorizzato: The princely court
• ISBN: 1-383-01055-2; 1-280-44515-7; 0-19-151332-6; 1-4294-2127-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777046603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II