TY - GEN TY - GEN T1 - Early modern diplomacy and French festival culture in a European context, 1572-1615 T2 - Rulers & elites A1 - Leuveren, Bram van, kirjoittaja LA - eng PP - Leiden ; Boston, Massachusetts PB - Brill YR - 2023 UL - https://kansalliskirjasto.finna.fi/kansalliskirjastofikka/Record/fikka.5649423 AB - "This book is the first to explore the rich festival culture of late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century France as a tool for diplomacy. Bram van Leuveren examines how the late Valois and early Bourbon rulers of the kingdom made conscious use of festivals to advance their diplomatic interests in a war-torn Europe and how diplomatic stakeholders from across the continent participated in and responded to the theatrical and ceremonial events that featured at these festivals. Analysing a large body of multi-lingual eyewitness and commemorative accounts, as well as visual and material objects, Van Leuveren argues that French festival culture operated as a contested site where the diplomatic concerns of stakeholders from various national, religious, and social backgrounds fought for recognition"-- SN - 978-90-04-43543-8 kovakantinen KW - 1500-luku KW - 1600-luku KW - Festivals : Political aspects : France : History : 16th century. KW - Festivals : Political aspects : France : History : 17th century. KW - festivaalit KW - historia KW - diplomatia KW - kansainväliset suhteet KW - hovit KW - France : Foreign relations : 16th century. KW - France : Foreign relations : 1589-1789. KW - France : Courts and courtiers : History : 16th century. KW - France : Courts and courtiers : History : 17th century. KW - France : Politics and government : 1562-1598. KW - France : Politics and government : 1589-1789. KW - Ranska ER -