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Loading... Waterborne Pageants and Festivities in the Renaissance (European Festival Studies: 1450-1700)by Margaret Shewring
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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 imagination No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)394.2694Social sciences Customs, Etiquette, Folklore General Customs Special Occasions Holidays History, geographic treatment, biographyLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |