Changing Perceptions of Heraldry in English Knightly Culture of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries
Description:
The purpose of this thesis is to analyze and discuss the changing ways in which the visual art of heraldiy was perceived by the feudal aristocracy of twelfth- and thirteenth-century England. It shows how the aristocracy evolved from a military class to a courtly, chivalric class, and how this change affected art and culture. The shifts in the perceptions of heraldry reflect this important social development of the knightly class.
Date:
August 1996
Creator:
Lewis, Robert Lee, III
Partner:
UNT Libraries