A king travels
Subtitle: festive traditions in late medieval and early modern Spain
By: Teofilo F. Ruiz
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Princeton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780691153575; 9780691153582
Subjects: Politics and government; Social life and customs; Political culture; Popular culture; Ceremonial entries; Festivals; Travel; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Festivals in Late Medieval and Early Modern Spain; title: The Meaning of Festivals : A Typology; title: Royal Entries, Princely Visits, Triumphal Celebrations in Spain, c. 1330-1640; title: The Structure of the Late Medieval and Early Modern Royal Entry : Change and Continuity; title: A King Travels : Philip II in the Crown of Aragon, 1585-86 and 1592; title: Martial Festivals and the Chivalrous Imaginary; title: Kings and Knights at Play in Late Medieval and Early Modern Spain; title: From Carnival to Corpus Christi; title: Non Calendrical Festivals : Life Cycles and Power; title: Appendix: The Feasts of May 1428 at Valladolid.