Ritual, Ceremony and the Changing Monarchy in France, 1350-1789 (Variorum Collected Studies) - Hardcover

Bryant, Lawrence M.

 
9780754668466: Ritual, Ceremony and the Changing Monarchy in France, 1350-1789 (Variorum Collected Studies)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0754668460 ISBN 13: 9780754668466
Publisher: Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

This collection of articles explores changes in images of the French monarchy propagated in ceremonies that townspeople and officials created for their kings. Bryant looks at royal entrées as massive processional and street theaters in which members of the kingdom both discoursed with and exalted the king in a multiplicity of ritual forms, symbolism and public art. These ceremonies personalized the idea of the state as embodied in the king, and they publicized rights and authority, new historical or mythological themes, innovative styles of monumental architecture and art, and theories of ideal and shared government.

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About the Author

Lawrence M. Bryant is Emeritus Professor in the History Department, California State University, Chico, USA.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0754668460
ISBN 13 
9780754668466
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
352