Read Renaissance
and Early Modern festival books on your desktop now
View 253 digitised Renaissance festival
books (selected from over 2,000 in the British Library's
collection) that describe the magnificent festivals
and ceremonies that took place in Europe between 1475
and 1700 - marriages and funerals of royalty and nobility,
coronations, stately entries into cities and other grand
events.
Background information
In
the Background
section you can find out what festival books are,
and where and how these events were staged and
who took part. Other web resources appear in our
Links
section and further reading in References.
The
Texts
section allows you to read the digitised books
in their original languages, search using a series
of indices, and gather information on aspects
of festival across a range of books.
Expert views
You can jump straight to Expert views - high-level analysis and opinion from acknowledged experts, drawing on established scholarship.
You will find this site
useful if you are interested in:
Court history
Early music
European royalty and the nobility
History of costume
Illustrated books
Military history
Performing arts
Renaissance and Early Modern Europe
Renaissance architecture
Renaissance cities
Social and economic history
Tournaments
