This 2003 book is an important full-length study of the Portuguese royal court in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. It describes the fundamental importance of the court in defining the social position of kings, and shows how kings and nobles redefined one another, despite many celebrated polit...

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Main Author:	Gomes, Rita Costa (Author)
Other Authors:	Aiken, Alison (Translator)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2003
Subjects:	Geschichte 1300-1500 Geschichte Nobility / Portugal / History Hof Portugal / Court and courtiers / History Portugal Hochschulschrift
Online Access:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Summary:	This 2003 book is an important full-length study of the Portuguese royal court in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. It describes the fundamental importance of the court in defining the social position of kings, and shows how kings and nobles redefined one another, despite many celebrated political rivalries within the broader Iberian context. The book contains a detailed comparative analysis of the way royal courts were organized, and of the status, professional and gender groups inside the Portuguese court. The characteristics of the court society as a whole, however, were rooted mostly in the dynamics of hierarchy and interdependence - in the specific ways the different parts and the individuals were bonded to each other. These bonds are discussed in light of later medieval concepts and theories. The book also describes the constant displacement of this complex community within Portugal, and how life at court was shaped by ceremonial duties and common activities
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxii, 490 pages)
ISBN:	9780511523137
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9780511523137