ISBN:
9780198910299
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (339 pages)
Series Statement:
Oxford Studies in Medieval European History
DDC:
929.60942
Abstract:
This book analyses the perceptions and functions of heraldry in medieval urban societies by drawing on both English- and German-language sources from the late fourteenth to the early sixteenth centuries.
Abstract:
Introduction: Approaching Heraldry in the City -- 0.1 Cultural History and the 'New Heraldry' -- 0.2 Heraldry and Urban History -- 0.3 Methodology, Chronology, and Geography of Sources -- 0.4 Blazon of This Book -- 1: Selves: Curating Signs of Honour -- 1.1 Emblazoning the Burgess -- 1.2 Aligning Past, Present, and Future -- 1.3 Pursuing Social Status -- 2: Groups: Creating Corporate Bodies -- 2.1 Capturing Collective Concerns -- 2.2 Reminding of Shared Destinies -- 2.3 Claiming Precedence -- 3: Spaces: Furnishing Stages of Self-Representation -- 3.1 Locating Urban Identities -- 3.2 Visualizing Social Relations -- 3.3 Embracing Authorities -- 4: Performances: Taking Heraldry to the Streets -- 4.1 Enacting the Urban Brand -- 4.2 Structuring Part and Whole -- 4.3 Flattering and Admonishing the Ruler -- 5: Conflicts: Negotiating Status and Power -- 5.1 Breaking the Peace -- 5.2 Voicing Opposition and Rebellion -- 5.3 Claiming the Urban Space -- 6: Conclusion: Marshalling the Evidence -- 6.1 Heraldry on Display in the City -- 6.2 Urban Perceptions of Arms -- 6.3 Construction as well as Representation -- 6.4 Shared Heraldic Culture -- 6.5 Ambiguities in Past and Present -- Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Manuscripts -- Prints -- Printed Primary Sources -- Databases -- Secondary Literature -- Index.
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