In the Shadow of Burgundy: The Court of Guelders in the Late Middle Ages (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series) [Hardcover]

Gerard Nijsten (Author), Tanis Guest (Translator)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0521820758 | ISBN-13: 978-0521820752 | Publication Date: March 22, 2004 | Edition: 1St Edition

This wide-ranging study of the court of Guelders in the Low Countries provides an excellent vantage point for the study of late medieval court culture. Despite being surrounded by the vast territories of the dukes of Burgundy, and the growing power of the Valois dukes, the court managed to remain independent until 1473. Archival sources convey the striking cultural and political richness of the court, poised between French and German spheres of influence, and demonstrate how Guelders can be considered as representative of Europe's many medium-sized courts.

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"This carefully structured and tightly argued book belongs on the priority list of all who study European courts...important and rich..." Renaissance Quarterly

"Specialists on the medieval Low Countries should already be familiar with Nijsten's work, so the intended market is presumably the burgeoning wider field of Court Studies. This will be well served by this fluent translation of a thoroughly researched, methodologically up-to-date and carefully written consideration of cultural life at one of the many princely courts of the Low Countries." Sixteenth Century Journal Paul Arblaster, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

Book Description

This book offers a wide-ranging study of the court of Guelders in the Low Countries, which offers an excellent vantage point for the study of late medieval court culture. Surrounded by the vast territories of the dukes of Burgundy, and feeling the growing power of the Valois dukes, it managed to remain independent until 1473. Rich archival sources convey the striking cultural and political richness of the court, poised between French and German spheres of influence, and shows how Guelders can be taken as representative of Europe's many medium-sized courts.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 496 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1St Edition edition (March 22, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521820758
• ISBN-13: 978-0521820752
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,666,838 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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