TY - BOOK AU - Strong,Roy AU - Strong,Roy TI - Art and power: Renaissance festivals 1450-1650 SN - 0851152007 AV - GV73 U1 - 791.094 19 PY - 1984/// CY - Woodbridge PB - Boydell KW - Amusements KW - Europe KW - History KW - Courts and courtiers N1 - Revision of: Splendour at court. London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1973; Includes index; List of Illustrations --; Preface --; I; The Medieval Inheritance --; II; Removed Mysteries --; III; The Spectacles of State --; I; The Idea of Monarchy --; II; Images of Empire: Charles V and the Imperial Progress --; III; 'Politique' Magnificence: Catherine de'Medici and Valois Court Festivals --; IV; Apotheosis of a Dynasty: The Grand Duke Ferdinand and the Florentine 'intermezzi' --; V; Illusions of Absolutism: Charles I and the Stuart Court Masques --; VI; Conclusion --; Appendix I: A Calendar of Major Festival Events, 1494-1641 --; Appendix II: Genealogical Trees --; Notes --; Index ER -