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The lifestyle of a Renaissance prince and his court was a work of art in itself: a dazzling spectacle which propogated the power, dignity and fame of the monarch. The domestic routine of the royal household with its palatial surroundings, restless itinerary and occasional public pageants, provided the framework for cultural activity in its widest sense. Fine art, architecture, scholarship, literature, music and piety jostled for attention alongside hunting, feasting, jousting, politics, diplomacy and war. Emerging from a long and turbuent minority, the adult James V managed to create for Scotland an exuberant and cosmopolitan court, which imitated in miniature those of France, England and the Netherlands, and which carried important political messages. His ambitious programme of royal patronage combined humanist scholarship, neo-classical and imperial imagery, the cult of chivalry and medieval traditions in a blend which sought to galvanize Scottish national identity and enhance the status of the House of Stewart. For many years the reputation of James V has been overshadowed by the tragic glamour of his father, James IV, killed at Flodden, and his daughter, Mary Queen of Scots. This book reveals that he was an energetic and innovative patron, who in a brief 14 years created a court culture of remarkable quality and diversity.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #3054427 in Books
• Published on: 2003-12
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 226 pages