Ritual, Ceremony and the Changing Monarchy in France, 1350-1789
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Author_Lawrence M. Bryant
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ceremonial
early modern France
ephemeral
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extravagance
monarchy visual culture
Parlementaire
political symbolism
public spectacle history
royal authority rituals
transformation of royal power ceremonies
urban ceremonial traditions
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- ISBN 9780754668466
- Weight: 746g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 28 Dec 2009
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This collection of articles explores changes in images of the French monarchy propagated in ceremonies that townspeople and officials created for their kings. Bryant looks at royal entrées as massive processional and street theaters in which members of the kingdom both discoursed with and exalted the king in a multiplicity of ritual forms, symbolism and public art. These ceremonies personalized the idea of the state as embodied in the king, and they publicized rights and authority, new historical or mythological themes, innovative styles of monumental architecture and art, and theories of ideal and shared government.
Lawrence M. Bryant is Emeritus Professor in the History Department, California State University, Chico, USA.
