Meanings and Functions of the Ruler's Image in the Mediterranean World (11th - 15th Centuries) / edited by Michele Bacci, Manuela Studer-Karlen ; with the collaboration of Mirko Vagnoni.

Format:

• Book
• Conference/Event

Contributor:

• Bacci, Michele, editor.
• Studer-Karlen, Manuela, editor.
• Vagnoni, Mirko, contributor.

Conference Name:

• Meanings and Functions of the Royal Portrait in the Mediterranean World (11th-15th centuries) (Conference) (2019 : Université de Fribourg), author.

Series:

• Medieval Mediterranean ; Volume 130.
• The Medieval Mediterranean Series ; Volume 130

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Kings and rulers--Portraits--Congresses.
• Kings and rulers in art--Congresses.
• Human body--Symbolic aspects--Mediterranean Region--Congresses.

Physical Description:

1 electronic resource (576 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

• Brill 2022
• Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill, [2022]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book investigates, from different methodological viewpoints, the multiple ways in which medieval rulers in different areas of the Mediterranean constructed their outward appearance and communicated it by means of a variety of rituals, object-types, and media. ; Readership: This book is meant basically for an academic audience, but it could also be of relevance to a wider public interested in the following fields: medieval art and history, Mediterranean studies, and intercultural contacts in the Middle Ages.

Notes:

• Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
• Description based on print version record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-04-51158-X

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access