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Sydney Anglo.
Images of Tudor Kingship.
London: Seaby, 1992.
ISBN 1852640340;
ISBN-13: 9781852640347.
Paperback, stitch bound.
154x234x10mm.
x,154pp inc. 32 monochrome illustrations.
English.
Unused bargain.This item £8.50
336g.This book not only contains new material, it also incorporates a completely original approach to the political imagery of a Renaissance dynasty. It treats symbolism and the techniques of communication not from a conventional and wholly theoretical position but from the standpoint of common sense and practicality. The result is to expose, as a wholly modern academic invention, the commonly held notion that there was a systematic sales promotion of recondite imagery to the nation at large.
Tudor dynastic images are extremely simple, but their simplicity is not self-evident - a paradox which provides the theme and structure of this book. Much attention has been devoted to how symbolism functions: but none has been devoted to its limitations and failures. This book, therefore, examines dynastic imagery not only within an intellectual context but also within the practical context of what was possible in Renaissance England. Did contemporaries have theories governing the function and manipulation of images? What signs distinguished the Tudors from other dynasties, and how sophisticated were they? Did they evolve spontaneously, or were they consciously planned? For whom were they intended, and how were they deployed?
To answer these questions the book begins with a consideration of the traditions (the British descent, the Lancastrian connection, and the union of the houses of York and Lancaster) which underlay the badges and emblems used by Henry Tudor, his son, and his three grandchildren. The final chapter, examining the practical means available for the display of monarchy, highlights their very circumscribed efficacy.
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