Encyclopedia of Medieval Royal Iconography

• Other Authors: Vagnoni, Mirko (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Biography & True Stories; Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500; royal images; royal iconography; kings of Sicily; Norman dynasty; William II of Hauteville; Aragonese dynasty; Frederick III of Aragon; Swabian dynasty; Frederick II of Hohenstaufen; kings of Naples; Angevin dynasty; Robert of Anjou; kings of Aragon; Crown of Aragon; Peter IV of Aragon; Alphonse II of Aragon; crown of Aragon; Fernando II of Aragon; James I of Aragon; Kingdom of Sicily; Naples; Joanna of Anjou; dynastic celebration; Helen of Anjou; Nemanide dynasty; Sopoćani Monastery; Gradac Monastery; Queen Helen's seal; Vatican icon; Gračanica Monastery; King Milutin; Serbian medieval kingdom; King's Church Studenica; Monastery of Staro Nagorčino; Monastery of Gračanica; Nemanide's Genealogical Tree; king of Castile and Leon; Henry II of Castile; kings of Poland; rulers of Lithuania; Jagiellonian dynasty; Ladislaus II Jagiełło; Byzantium; Komnenos; John II Komnenos; royal image; Sasanian Empire; Khosrow II; rock relief; coinage; Louis XI; liturgical objects; Valois kings; Capetian dynasty; Order of Saint Michael; Kingdom of Georgia; Bagrationi dynasty; Queen T'amar of Georgia; legitimacy; Byzantine imperial costume; gender studies
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Encyclopedia of Medieval Royal Iconography" sets out to be the first extensive collection of data on royal iconography from the Middles Ages (476-1492). In particular, it aims to collect entries about the most important rulers or dynasties that reigned during this period, from the Iberian Peninsula to Levant and from the Scandinavian Peninsula to the Mediterranean Sea. Specifically, "Encyclopedia of Medieval Royal Iconography" focuses on royal official images (namely, those representations that were commissioned at the behest of the ruler) and analyses them not only from an iconographic (namely, 'static') point of view but also as parts of a more general political communicative strategy (namely, in a 'dynamic' way) in order to better clarify their social functions and, consequently, their iconographic meanings. Thanks to this approach, "Encyclopedia of Medieval Royal Iconography" aims to offer a substantial overview on matters of medieval regal iconography and to be a useful tool for scholars who use royal images for their research.