The Networked Court: Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Late Medieval European Court Cultures: 287 (Proceedings of the British Academy: Themed volumes ... in the humanities and social sciences, 287) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1805969285 ISBN 13: 9781805969280

Publisher: The British Academy, 2026

Synopsis

The Networked Court explores the role of innovative, network-based research methodologies in humanities research as applied to late medieval court studies, c.1300-1450. The Introduction argues the salience and timeliness of network-based thinking in today’s research landscape, and its particular suitability for approaching late medieval courts and their cultures in new and original ways. Seven ground-breaking case studies trace networks within, around, and among diverse types of courtly settings across Latin Christian Europe. Focusing both on the local level and on phenomena of a pan-European scale, the volume re-configures courtly cultural practices from a transdisciplinary perspective, re-connecting cultural performances in sites such as England, the Low Countries, France, Avignon, the Empire, and Outremer in new and unexpected ways. The Conclusion reflects on the nexus between network-based research methodologies and disciplinary knowledge.

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About the Author

Karl Kügle is Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College, Oxford, and Professor Emeritus of Music in the Universities of Oxford and Utrecht. His research focuses on the history of European music cultures of the late medieval and early modern periods.

Edition details

• Publisher: The British Academy
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1805969285
• ISBN 13: 9781805969280
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 270
• Editor: Kügle Karl