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A king travels : festive traditions in late medieval and early modern Spain / Teofilo F. Ruiz.

Author: Ruiz, Teofilo F., 1943-

Imprint:Princeton, N.J. ; Princeton University Press, c2012.

Descriptionxv, 356 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Note:Festivals in Late Medieval and Early Modern Spain -- The Meaning of Festivals : A Typology -- Royal Entries, Princely Visits, Triumphal Celebrations in Spain, c. 1330-1640 -- The Structure of the Late Medieval and Early Modern Royal Entry : Change and Continuity -- A King Travels : Philip II in the Crown of Aragon, 1585-86 and 1592 -- Martial Festivals and the Chivalrous Imaginary -- Kings and Knights at Play in Late Medieval and Early Modern Spain -- From Carnival to Corpus Christi -- Non Calendrical Festivals : Life Cycles and Power -- Appendix: The Feasts of May 1428 at Valladolid.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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