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Medieval culture was intensely visual. Although this has long been
recognised by art historians and by enthusiasts for particular media, there has
been little attempt to study social display as a subject in its own right. And
yet, display takes us directly into the values, aspirations and, indeed,
anxieties of past societies. In this illustrated volume a group of experts
address a series of interrelated themes around the issue of display and do so
in a way which avoids jargon and overly technical language. Among the themes
are family and lineage, social distinction and aspiration, ceremony and social
bonding, and the expression of power and authority. The media include
monumental effigies, brasses, stained glass, rolls of arms, manuscripts,
jewels, plate, seals and coins. Contributors: MAURICE KEEN, DAVID CROUCH, PETER
COSS, CAROLINE SHENTON, ADRIAN AILES, FREDERIQUE LACHAUD, MARIAN CAMPBELL,
BRIAN and MOIRA GITTOS, NIGEL SAUL, FIONN PILBROW, CAROLINE BARRON and JOHN
WATTS. This volume provides a discussion of display through a range of artefacts
and in a variety of contexts: family and lineage, social distinction and
aspiration, ceremony and social bonding, and the expression of power and
authority.
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Heraldry, Pageantry and Social Display in Medieval England
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