Heraldry in urban society : visual culture and communication in late medieval England and Germany /
"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. Despite variations that point to socio-political differences between cities (and their cit...
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| Series: | Oxford studies in medieval European history.
Oxford history of medieval Europe. |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Heraldry in Urban Society: Visual Culture and Communication in Late Medieval England and Germany -- Copyright -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Note on Conventions -- 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 | |
| 520 | |a "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. Despite variations that point to socio-political differences between cities (and their citizens) in the relatively centralized monarchy of medieval England and the more independent-minded urban governments found in the less closely connected Holy Roman Empire, urban heraldry emerges as a versatile and ubiquitous means of multimedia visual communication that spanned medieval Europe. These urban heraldic practices defy assumptions about clearly demarcated social practices that belonged to 'high'/'noble' as opposed to 'low'/'urban' culture. Townspeople's perceptions of coats of arms paralleled those of the nobility, as they readily interpreted and carefully curated heraldic signs as visual expressions of identity. These perceptions allowed townspeople of all ranks, as well as noble outsiders, to use heraldry and its display - along with its defacement and destruction - in manuscripts, spaces (such as town houses, public monuments, halls, and churches), and performances (like processions and joyous entries) to address perennial problems of urban society in the Middle Ages. The coats of arms of burgesses, guilds, and cities were communicative means of individual and collective representation, social and political legitimization, conducting and resolving conflicts, and the pursuit of elevated status in the urban hierarchy. Likewise, heraldic communication negotiated the all-important relationship between the city and wider, extramural society - from the commercial interests of citizens to their collective ties to the ruler."--Publisher. | ||
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| 650 | 6 | |a Héraldique |z Allemagne |x Histoire. | |
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| 650 | 6 | |a Sociologie urbaine |z Allemagne |x Histoire |y 16e siècle. | |
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