Heraldry, pageantry, and social display in medieval England / edited by Peter Coss and Maurice Keen
Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2002. 1st edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Item #402203
ISBN: 1843830361
Physical description; 1 online resource (viii, 278 pages) : illustrations. Notes; "The collection of essays here presented derives its origin from a conference held at Cardiff University, in 1997, under the title 'Secular Society and Social Display in Medieval England'"--Introduction. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Cover -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The Historian, Linage and Heraldry 1050-1250 -- Chapter 3: Knighthood, Heraldry and Social Exclusion in Edwardian England* -- Chapter 4: Edward III and the Symbol of the Leopard* -- Chapter 5: Heraldry in Medieval England: Symbols of Politics and Propaganda* -- Chapter 6: Dress and Social Status in England before the Sumptuary Laws -- Chapter 7: Medieval Founders' Relics: Royal and Episcopal Patronage at Oxford and Cambridge Colleges* -- Chapter 8: Motivation and Choice: The Selection of Medieval Secular Effigies* -- Chapter 9: Bold as Brass: Secular Display in English Medieval Brasses -- Chapter 10: The Knights of the Bath: Dubbing to Knighthood in Lancastrian and Yorkist England* -- Chapter 11: Chivalry, Pageantry and Merchant Culture in Medieval London* -- Chapter 12: Looking for the State in Later Medieval England* -- Index -- Last Page. Subjects; To 1500. Geschichte 100-1500. Pageants England History To 1500. Heraldry England History To 1500. Heraldry England History Sources. Heraldry. Manners and customs. COSTUME, MEDIEVAL. PAGEANTRY. SYMBOLISM, MEDIEVAL. SOCIETY, MEDIEVAL - England. Social display Great Britain Social history Middle Ages, 1066-1509. Heraldry England History To 1500 ; Congresses. MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS - BRASSES. TEXTBOOKS - SOCIAL HISTORY. Monumental Inscriptions. Social History. England Social life and customs 1066-1485. England Civilization 1066-1485. England Antiquities. England Social life and customs 1066-1485. England Civilization 1066-1485. England Antiquities. Great Britain Social life and customs 1066-1485. England Social life and customs 1066-1485 ; Congresses. Middle Ages.
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