Ceremonial Entries in Early Modern Europe : The Iconography of Power (Paperback)

Introduction: Ceremony and the iconography of power, J.R. Mulryne; The theme of war in French Renaissance entries, Richard Cooper; 'Concernant le service de leurs dictes Majestez et auctorite de leur justice' perceptions of royal power in the entries of Charles IX and Catherine de Medicis (1564-1566), Linda Briggs; Henri IV as architect and restorer of the state: his entry into Rouen, 16 October 1596, Margaret M. McGowan; Warrior king or king of war? Louis XIII’s entries into his Bonnes Villes (1620-1629), Marie-Claude Canova-Green; ‘Entrate, onoranze, esequie et altre cose’: the book of ceremonies of Francesco Tongiarini (1536-1612), Anna Maria Testaverde; Re-moulding the city: the Roman possessi in the first half of the 16^{th century, Lucia Nuti; Theories of decorum: music and the Italian Renaissance entry, Iain Fenlon; The grand entry of Elizabeth of Valois into Spain (1559), Julia de la Torre Fazio; Elements of power in court festivals of Habsburg emperors in the 16th century, Veronika Sandbichler; Ephemeral architecture in the service of Vladislaus IV Vasa, Jacek Zukowski; The iconography of populism: waterborne entries to London for Anne Boleyn (1533), Catherine of Braganza (1662) and Elizabeth II (2012), Margaret Shewring; The Golden Fleece of the London Drapers’ Company: politics and iconography in early modern Lord Mayor’s shows, Sara Trevisan; Enter the alien: foreign consorts and their royal entries into Scottish cities, c. 1449-1590, Lucinda H.S. Dean; A survey of recent research on Renaissance festivals in the German-speaking area, Andrea Sommer-Mathis; Appendix; Index.}