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Authority of Images / Images of Authority: Shaping Political and Cultural Identities in the Pre-Modern World - Studies in Medieval Culture
Karen Fresco
Focusing on language's political power, these essays discuss how representation, through language norms, plays and court spectacles, manipulations and adaptations of texts and images, both constitutes and reflects a cultural milieu.
250 pages, 8 full color.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | May 1, 2016 |
| ISBN13 | 9781580442206 |
| Publishers | Medieval Institute Publications |
| Pages | 272 |
| Dimensions | 241 × 166 × 20 mm · 558 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Fresco, Karen |
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