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Book G  n  alogies des rois et chronologie de l histoire de France

Download or read book G n alogies des rois et chronologie de l histoire de France written by Jean-Charles Volkmann and published by EDITIONS JEAN-PAUL GISSEROT. This book was released on 2001 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Catalogue of the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore

Download or read book Catalogue of the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore written by Johns Hopkins University. Peabody Institute. Library and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 990 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Medieval Chronicle III

Download or read book The Medieval Chronicle III written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-11-22 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 2002 the third international conference on the medieval chronicle was held, again in the vicinity of Utrecht, the Netherlands. There are several reasons why the chronicle is particularly suited as the topic of an international conference. In the first place there is its ubiquity: all over Europe and throughout the Middle Ages chronicles were written, both in Latin and in the vernacular, and not only in Europe but also in the countries neighbouring on it, like those of the Arabic world. Secondly, all chronicles raise such questions as by whom, for whom, or for what purpose were they written, how do they reconstruct the past, what determined the choice of verse or prose, or what kind of literary influences are discernable in them. Finally, many chronicles have been beautifully illuminated, and the relation between text and image leads to a wholly different set of questions. This third volume of conference papers again aims to provide a representative survey of the on-going research in the field of chronicle studies, illustrated by examples from specific chronicles from a wide variety of countries, periods and cultural backgrounds.

Book Louis XVI and the French Revolution  1789   1792

Download or read book Louis XVI and the French Revolution 1789 1792 written by Ambrogio A. Caiani and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-09-20 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The experience, and failure, of Louis XVI's short-lived constitutional monarchy of 1789–92 deeply influenced the politics and course of the French Revolution. The dramatic breakdown of the political settlement of 1789 steered the French state into the decidedly stormy waters of political terror and warfare on an almost global scale. This book explores how the symbolic and political practices which underpinned traditional Bourbon kingship ultimately succumbed to the radical challenge posed by the Revolution's new 'proto-republican' culture. While most previous studies have focused on Louis XVI's real and imagined foreign counterrevolutionary plots, Ambrogio A. Caiani examines the king's hitherto neglected domestic activities in Paris. Drawing on previously unexplored archival source material, Caiani provides an alternative reading of Louis XVI in this period, arguing that the monarch's symbolic behaviour and the organisation of his daily activities and personal household were essential factors in the people's increasing alienation from the newly established constitutional monarchy.

Book French Musketeer 1622 1775

    Book Details:
  • Author : René Chartrand
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2013-07-20
  • ISBN : 1780968620
  • Pages : 66 pages

Download or read book French Musketeer 1622 1775 written by René Chartrand and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-07-20 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The works of French novelist Alexandre Dumas have been reproduced time and again on stage and screen. Based on a genuine memoir by an officer named D'Artagnan, Dumas published The Three Musketeers. The King's Musketeers were formed in 1622 and were populated by young men of noble birth, but often of poorer means. The Musketeers served as a form of military academy, which enabled these men to qualify for commission into the regular army, but the academy was not just a schoolroom the Musketeers served in all major battles and campaigns of the period; their reputation for bravery was well deserved. This title explores the history behind the legends created by Dumas. Drawing on historical and fascinating accounts the truth of this most colourful and flamboyant of units is revealed.

Book Biographie Universelle  Ancienne Et Moderne

Download or read book Biographie Universelle Ancienne Et Moderne written by and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 1418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book History of the Dukes of Normandy and the Kings of England by the Anonymous of B  thune

Download or read book History of the Dukes of Normandy and the Kings of England by the Anonymous of B thune written by Paul Webster and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-02-24 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first quarter of the thirteenth century, an anonymous Flemish writer set in writing, in Old French, a chronicle of Normandy, England, Flanders and northern France. It ranged from the arrival of the Vikings in Normandy to the early years of the reign of King Henry III of England, ending with an account of the translation of the relics of St Thomas Becket to their magnificent new shrine in Canterbury Cathedral in 1220. Along the way, it adopted and formed part of a tradition of writing of the history of the dukes of Normandy and kings of England, a tradition which had developed in Latin in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, and then continued in Old French. The work is famous for vibrant and informed description of the reign of King John, in particular the period of baronial reaction, Magna Carta, ensuing civil war and the nearly-successful invasion of England by Louis, heir to the kingdom of France. Flanders supplied troops to both sides, and this Flemish author sees these events in close detail, and from the Flemish, not the French or English, point of view. He may himself have been an eyewitness, directly involved, but if not he would have known many who had fought and died in this conflict. Janet Shirley’s translation of this chronicle, the first into English, brings the work of the Anonymous of Béthune to a new audience in this volume, accompanied by an introduction and historical notes by Paul Webster.

Book Medieval Art in Motion

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  • Author : Mariah Proctor-Tiffany
  • Publisher : Penn State Press
  • Release : 2019-01-18
  • ISBN : 0271083050
  • Pages : 233 pages

Download or read book Medieval Art in Motion written by Mariah Proctor-Tiffany and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2019-01-18 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this visually rich volume, Mariah Proctor-Tiffany reconstructs the art collection and material culture of the fourteenth-century French queen Clémence de Hongrie, illuminating the way the royal widow gave objects as part of a deliberate strategy to create a lasting legacy for herself and her family in medieval Paris. After the sudden death of her husband, King Louis X, and the loss of her promised income, young Clémence fought for her high social status by harnessing the visual power of possessions, displaying them, and offering her luxurious objects as gifts. Clémence adeptly performed the role of queen, making a powerful argument for her place at court and her income as she adorned her body, the altars of her chapels, and her dining tables with sculptures, paintings, extravagant textiles, manuscripts, and jewelry—the exclusive accoutrements of royalty. Proctor-Tiffany analyzes the queen’s collection, maps the geographic trajectories of her gifts of art, and interprets Clémence’s generosity using anthropological theories of exchange and gift giving. Engaging with the art inventory of a medieval French woman, this lavishly illustrated microhistory sheds light on the material and social culture of the late Middle Ages. Scholars and students of medieval art, women’s studies, digital mapping, and the anthropology of ritual and gift giving especially will welcome Proctor-Tiffany’s meticulous research.

Book Catalogue of the Library of the College of the City of New York

Download or read book Catalogue of the Library of the College of the City of New York written by New York (N.Y.). City College. Library and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Catalogue de l histoire de la Grande Bretagne

Download or read book Catalogue de l histoire de la Grande Bretagne written by Paris bibl. nat, dépt. des imprimés and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Second Supplement to the Catalogue of Books in the Signet Library  1882 1887

Download or read book A Second Supplement to the Catalogue of Books in the Signet Library 1882 1887 written by Signet Library (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Catalogue of the Printed Books in the Library of the Society of Writers to H  M  Signet in Scotland

Download or read book Catalogue of the Printed Books in the Library of the Society of Writers to H M Signet in Scotland written by David Laing (secrétaire du Bannatyne Club.) and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Anglo Norman Studies XXXV

Download or read book Anglo Norman Studies XXXV written by David Bates and published by Boydell Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The articles in this volume focus on aspects of the history of the duchy of Normandy. Their topics include arguments for a new approach to the history of early Normandy, Norman abbesses, and the proposition that Robert Curthose was effectively written out of the duchy's history.