Festive Funerals in Early Modern Italy The Art and Culture of Conspicuous Commemoration |
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| Author:
| Schraven, Minou |
| Series title: | Visual Culture in Early Modernity Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7546-6524-3 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2014 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $259.00 |
Book Description:
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Interdisciplinary in scope, this book constitutes the first overview of the development of early modern papal funeral apparati, the temporary decorations used during the funeral masses in St Peter's. Drawing from a range of unpublished sources, the author shows how the papal apparati functioned within the funerary liturgy and how the apparati compared to those of cardinals and princes on the stages of early modern Rome, Theatre of the World.
Interdisciplinary in scope, this book constitutes the first overview of the development of early modern papal funeral apparati, the temporary decorations used during the funeral masses in St Peter's. Drawing from a range of unpublished sources, the author shows how the papal apparati functioned within the funerary liturgy and how the apparati compared to those of cardinals and princes on the stages of early modern Rome, Theatre of the World.