The Princely Court Medieval Courts and Culture in North West Europe 1270 1380 1st Edition by Malcolm Vale ISBN 0198205295 9780198205296

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ISBN 10: 0198205295 
ISBN 13: 9780198205296
Author: Malcolm Vale

In this fascinating new book, Malcolm Vale sets out to recapture the splendour of the court culture of western Europe in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Exploring the century or so between the death of St Louis and the rise of Burgundian power in the Low Countries, he illuminates a period in the history of princes and court life previously overshadowed by that of the courts of the dukes of Burgundy. Taking in subjects as diverse as art patronage and gambling, hunting and devotional religion, Malcolm Vale rediscovers a richness and abundance of artistic, literary, and musical life. He shows how, despite the pressures of political fragmentation, unrest, and a nascent awareness of national identity, a common culture emerged in English, French, and Dutch court societies at this time. The result is a ground-breaking re-evaluation of the nature and role of the court in European history and a celebration of a forgotten age.

The Princely Court Medieval Courts and Culture in North West Europe 1270 1380 1st Table of contents:

PART ONE: The Material Foundations of Court Life
1. Court and Household
2. Organization and Structures
1. The household and its structures
2. Household ordinances
3. Hall, chamber, and household
3. Consumption and Expenditure
1. Economics and accountancy
2. Daily needs and expenditure
3. Liveries: status, function, and expenditure
4. The Travelling Court
1. Transport and logistics
2. Residences and lodgings
PART TWO: Culture
5. Court Life and Court Culture
1. Luxury, display, and the arts
2. Courtly pursuits
3. Ritual and ceremony
6. Art at Court: Investment in Culture?
1. Court art and court style
2. The structures of court patronage
3. A francophone culture?

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