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Waterborne pageants and festivities in the Renaissance : essays in honour of J.R. Mulryne

By J. R. , Shewring , Margaret; Mulryne

Book information

Publisher
Ashgate Pub. Limited
Year
2013
ISBN
9780754698760, 0754698769
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7225945 bytes)
Series
European festival studies 1450-1700
Pages
474\474
Time added
2015-11-05 17:14:41
Mulryne J R Festivals Europe History Pageants Thea

Description

As the first book-length study of waterborne festivities in Renaissance and early modern Europe, this collection of essays draws on a rich array of sources, many previously un-researched, to explore aspects of scenography, choreography, music, fashion, painting, sculpture, architecture, stage-and personnel-management and urban planning as evinced in spectacles staged on water. Often taking the form of re-enactments of naval battles or legendary seaborne quests, these festivals seek to buttress civic and national pride, make claims to mastery over the sea and landscape, and explore the imaginat.  Read more...

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