Performing Spaces - Triumphal Entries and Festivals in Early Modern Scotland

Based on a comprehensive interpretation and comparison of the existing sources, this book examines early-modern Scottish triumphal entries as politicised events taking place in the urban scenario, where the relationship between urban authorities and rulers was represented and negotiated both visually and through the use of space. The book argues that the significance of triumphal entries becomes clearer when they are seen as a sequence of interconnected events; contextualising them helps understanding of the organisers' desire to follow or separate from tradition, incorporating or refusing to acknowledge foreign flavours.

About the author

Dr Giovanna Guidicini is Lecturer in History of Architecture and Urban Studies at the Mackintosh School of Architecture, The Glasgow School of Art.

Product details

• Authors: Giovanna Guidicini
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 31.12.2018, delayed
• EAN: 9781472479235
• ISBN: 978-1-4724-7923-5
• No. of pages: 221
• Series: European Festival Studies: 1450-1700; European Festival Studies: 1450-1700
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture