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While earlier historians have seen the elaborate public rituals of the Burgundian dukes as stagnant forms held over from the chivalric world of the High Middle Ages, Peter Arnade argues that they were a vital theater of power through which the ducal...



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Peter Arnade's superb new book offers a much-needed introduction to Ghent's heritage.... Arnade's book offers a fascinating tale of civic pride, of forced accommodation, and, ultimately, of subjugation.... Arnade skillfully uses ritual and its many manifestations to weave a compelling tale about civic identity.

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Realms of Ritual Burgundian Ceremony and Civic

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      Publisher: Cornell University Press
      Publication Date: 19/12/1996
      ISBN13: 9780801430985, 978-0801430985
      ISBN10: 0801430984
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      Book Synopsis

      While earlier historians have seen the elaborate public rituals of the Burgundian dukes as stagnant forms held over from the chivalric world of the High Middle Ages, Peter Arnade argues that they were a vital theater of power through which the ducal...



      Trade Review

      Peter Arnade's superb new book offers a much-needed introduction to Ghent's heritage.... Arnade's book offers a fascinating tale of civic pride, of forced accommodation, and, ultimately, of subjugation.... Arnade skillfully uses ritual and its many manifestations to weave a compelling tale about civic identity.

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