Art and Power: Renaissance Festivals 1450-1650

By Roy C. Strong and Roy Strong

Book Overview

A work of great learning and skilful synthesis, beautifully illustrated. SUNDAY TIMES

The spectacular festivals mounted by the princes of the Renaissance were both a marriage of the arts and a complex and subtle expression of political theory. From the Renaissance festivals ballet, opera and even the proscenium arch theatre are derived. Festivals are therefore a vital part of European cultural history. Here Roy Strong provides a guide to theirorigins and purpose, and their lasting influence.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851152473
• ISBN13: 9780851152479
• Release Date: March 1986
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"