Pageantry and power : a cultural history of the early modern Lord Mayor's Show, 1585-1639 / Tracey Hill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hill, Tracey, author.

Contributor:

Hill, Tracey, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.

English literature.

Festivals in literature.

Pageants--England--London--History--16th century.

Pageants.

Parades--England--London--History--16th century.

Parades.

Parades--England--London--History--17th century.

London (England)--Social life and customs--17th century.

London (England).

London (England)--Social life and customs--16h century.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 396 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s).

Other Title:

Cultural history of the early modern Lord Mayor's Show, 1585-1639

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2017.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

This is the first full and in-depth cultural history of the Lord Mayor's Show in the early modern period. It reveals the lived experience of the shows and sets them in the context of the wider ceremonial culture of early modern England.

Contents:

Front matter

Dedication

Contents

List of figures

Acknowledgements

1 'From low- obscure Beginnings raysde to Fame'

2 'Our devices for that solemne and Iouiall daye'

3 'A day of well Compos'd Variety of Speach and shew'

4 'A briefe narration of each seuerall shew'

5 'To prune and dresse the Tree of Gouernment'

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index..

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

1-5261-2510-2

0-7190-8010-X

OCLC:

1085650417

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access