The Thun-Hohenstein album : cultures of remembrance in a paper armory / Chassica Kirchhoff.

The Thun-Hohenstein album : cultures of remembrance in a paper armory /

"The first extensive study of the depiction of the armour in the Thun-Hohenstein Album against the vibrant artistic and cultural contexts that created it"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kirchhoff, Chassica (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Woodbridge : The Boydell Press, 2023.
Series:Armour and weapons ; v. 12.
Subjects:
Thun'sche Skizzenbuch.
Armor > History > Pictorial works.
Armor > Early works to 1800.
Armor in art.
Armor
Armor in art
Early works
History
Pictorial works
Illustrated works.
Table of Contents:
  • About "Armors": A Note on Usage
  • 1. (Re)Introducing the Thun-Hohenstein Album
  • 2. Bodies of Knowledge: The Thun Album and Visualizations of Martial Practice in the Fight Book Genre
  • 3. Ritterspiele und Gedächtnis: Representations of Knightly Sport in the Thun Album
  • 4. "In this way . . . he graciously rode": Persistent Spectacles and Recollections of Triumph
  • 5. The Thun Album as a Virtual Armory of Heroes
  • Conclusion
  • Diagrams of Armor for Man & Horse
  • Glossary.

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