Court Culture and Courtiers / Court Culture: Structure and System

Synopsis: Side A: Professor Sydney Anglo discusses Castiglione’s book’ The Book of the Courtier’, which was very popular during the Renaissance in several European countries. Asks why generations of courtiers found it ‘necessary and profitable’. Side B: Three 10-minute talks by Dr Alison Wright, Evelyn Welch and Dr Shayne Mitchell on various aspects of court culture, its structure and system in Milan, Florence and Buda, followed by a discussion.
Series: Renaissance in Europe, The: A Cultural Enquiry, Course Aa305
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Audiocassette 60 min.
Year of production: 2000
Availability: out of distribution
Subjects: History
Keywords: Renaissance; social history

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