Westminster Abbey and the Plantagenets: Kingship and the Representation of Power, 1200-1400 (The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art)

26,0 x 3,2 x 29,2 cm, sauber erhalten und keine Eintr�. Paul Binski challenges the predominant view that the abbey represented an international Parisian Court style that was a product of the rivalry between Henry III of England and Louis IX of France. Instead, re-examining the diverse character of high political patronage, he relates the abbey more closely to the myths and aspirations of English political culture. He reassesses the work of the major patrons associated with the abbey, especially Henry III, Edward I, and Richard II, and analyzes the various ideologies of power they sought to promote, particularly the cult of St Edward. The text shows how the royal mythology of nations - including Italy - influenced the development of the abbey. It also shows discusses the function of the abbey as the single most important site of royal burial and ritual, describing its tombs, its coronation ceremonies and its services to the nearby Palace of Westminster. Documenting and examining the abbey's collection of paintings, sculptures and illuminations, it relates them to the church's ritual and devotional practices. Plantagenet, House of Plantagenet Eduard Eduard England, K�nig 1003-1066 Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey -- History Architecture and state Architecture and state -- Great Britain Art and state Art and state -- Great Britain Art Art -- Political aspects -- England -- London Church architecture Church architecture -- Political aspects -- England -- London Monarchy Monarchy -- Great Britain -- History Rites and ceremonies Rites and ceremonies -- England -- London -- History Geschichte Kunst Politik Krieg Kunstsoziologie Auftraggeber M�natentum Grabmal Ikonographie ISBN 9780300059809