The Presentation in the Temple A Pageant, as Originally Represented by the Corporation of Weavers in Coventry Classic Reprint
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
- Softcover
- New

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- Title
- The Presentation in the Temple A Pageant, as Originally Represented by the Corporation of Weavers in Coventry Classic Reprint
- Author
- Thomas Sharp Coventry
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- PAP
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1332028462
- ISBN 13
- 9781332028467
- Item weight
- 195 grams
Discover a rare medieval pageant from Coventry’s Weavers, now reissued for modern readers.
This edition presents The Presentation in the Temple as originally performed by the Coventry Weavers’ Company, with a prefatory notice and scholarly context that frame its history and staging.
The book reproduces the ancient play-book and collects a general history drawn from the company’s account books. It foregrounds the Nativity sequence shown in the Weavers’ Pageant, including dialogue between prophets, Simeon, Anne, the Holy Family, and the Magi, as well as stage directions and accompanying songs. A prefatory note explains how a 16th‑century translation and subsequent preservation contribute to our understanding of Coventry’s mysteries.
Readers will encounter historical commentary on how the pageant was produced, what the costumes and economy of the spectacle might have looked like, and how this piece fit into Coventry’s medieval pageantry tradition. The text also offers insight into the editorial history and the edition’s place in 19th‑century literary circles.
- A clear window into Coventry’s medieval pageantry and the Weavers’ Pageant.
- Detailed sequences of prophecies, the birth narrative, and songs performed on stage.
- Context about translations, preservation, and the edition’s scholarly framing.
- Notes on the pageant’s historical reception and its 1836 reprint for the Abbotsford Club.
Ideal for readers of medieval theater, local history enthusiasts, and researchers studying pageants and civic ritual.
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