Work

Pageantry and Power : A Cultural History of the Early Modern Lord Mayor's Show 1585–1639

Year: 2011

Type: book

Abstract: From low-obscure Beginnings raysde to Fame': critical and historical contexts of the Lord Mayor's Show 1 2 'Our devices for that solemne and Iouiall daye': the writers, the artifi cers and the livery companies 53 3 'A day of well Compos'd Variety of Speach and shew': bringing the Shows to life 118 4 'A briefe narration of each seuerall shew': the Show from street to print 214 5 'To prune and dresse the Tree of Gouernment': political and contemporary contexts of the Shows 270 Appendices: 1 The Lord Mayors' Shows, 1585-1639: summary 337 2 Governance of the City of London 343

Source: Manchester University Press eBooks

DOI: 10.26530/oapen_628398

Author: Tracey Hill

Institutions: Utrecht University, University of Cambridge, University of Manchester, University of Oxford, National Library of Scotland

Language: English

Topic: Renaissance Literature and Culture

Subfield: Classics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: Robin Hood Foundation, Bath Spa University, Iran University of Science and Technology, H2020 European Research Council

OpenAlex ID: W269083906