Art and Power: Renaissance Festivals 1450-1650

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.

Author: Roy Strong
Publisher: Boydell Press
Published: 03/27/1986
Pages: 348
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780851152479