City and Spectacle in Medieval Europe: Volume 6

by Barbara A. Hanawalt

Medieval Europe is known for its sense of ceremony and drama. Knightings, tournaments, coronations, religious processions, and even private celebrations such as baptisms, weddings, and funerals were occasions for ritual, feasting, and public display. This volume is the first to take a comprehensive look at the many types of city spectacles that entertained the masses and confirmed various messages of power in late medieval Europe...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816623600
• ISBN13: 9780816623600
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"