Hardcover in dust jacket. First edition. Book is As New, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. One page has a quarter-inch tear. Dust jacket is As New, fresh and bright. The book looks at the ways in which Henry VIII and his advisers exploited visual images in order to communicate his ideas to his subjects. Illustrated with black-and-white plates. 8vo. 157 pp. including bibliography and index.

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Title: Art and Communication in the Reign of Henry VIII
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Company, Aldershot, UK
Publication Date: 2008
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0754663051
ISBN 13: 9780754663058
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

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Exploring the intersection between art and political ideology, this innovative study of art in Henrician England sheds new light on the ways in which Henry VIII and his advisers exploited visual images in order to communicate ideas to his subjects. The works analyzed include water triumphs, coronation pageants and funeral processions, printed title pages of vernacular Bibles, coins, portrait miniatures, and murals, as well as panel paintings. With her analysis of these categories of objects, and using communication theory as a starting point, String presents a new model of communication based on the concepts of magnificence, topicality, persuasiveness, and propaganda. Through this model she shows how medium, location, display, and viewership were all considered in the transmission of royal messages. Using the art of Henry VIII's reign as a case study, String enriches our understanding of the fundamental contribution of imagery to communication, and also provides a model for the study of the dissemination of ideas and the patron-artist relationship in other royal courts and historical periods.

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Tatiana String, Departments of History and Art History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.

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