The fabric of war : the material culture and social lives of banners in Renaissance Europe / John Gagné, Timothy McCall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gagné, John, 1977- author.

McCall, Timothy, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in the Renaissance

Cambridge elements. Elements in the Renaissance, 2631-9101

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Banners--Europe--History.

Banners.

Flags--Europe--History.

Flags.

Renaissance.

renaissance.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (107 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"The Fabric of War traces the rich history of flags and banners in Renaissance Europe through a critical analysis of the cultural, ideological, material, and artistic histories of these complex and ubiquitous objects. It examines banners as numinous textiles that animated and adorned battle, energized and embellished armies, constructed and celebrated victory. Though flags are often investigated as mere symbols to be deciphered – as heraldic code revealing identity – they were vibrant and charismatic textiles whose mutability, movement, and multivalency constituted their appeal and salience. Banners propelled their viewers not only to decipher or identify, but to act"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 31, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Gagné, John, 1977- Fabric of war

ISBN:

9781009364256

1009364251

OCLC:

1522004990

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license