Court Culture in the Early Mid Ages: The Proceedings of the First Alcuin Conference: 3 (Studies in the Early Middle Ages) - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 2503511643 ISBN 13: 9782503511641

Publisher: Brepols N.V., 2003

Synopsis

The role of the court in early medieval polities has long been recognised as an essential force in the running of the kingdom. The court was not only an organ of central government but a sociological community with its own ideology and culture, and a place where royal power was both displayed and negotiated. The studies within this volume reflect the diversity of modern court studies, considering the court as a social body and considering its educative and ideological activities. The contributors to this volume bring together historical, archaeological, art historical and literary approaches to the topic as they consider aspects of court life in England, Francia, Rome, and Byzantium from the eighth to the tenth centuries. The volume therefore looks at court life in the round, emphasizes and invites connections between early medieval courts, and opens new perspectives for the understanding of early medieval courts.

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Synopsis

The July 1998 conference inaugurated what was intended to become a series to commemorate the Saxon cleric and scholar Alcuin (732-804) in his home town by describing elements not only of the court of Charlemagne where he was best known, but also other courts across Europe at about the same period. The 10 papers from the conference have been augment

Edition details

• Publisher: Brepols N.V.
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 2503511643
• ISBN 13: 9782503511641
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304