The livery collar in late medieval England and Wales : politics, identity and affinity /

The livery collar had a pervasive presence in late-medieval England. Worn about the neck to denote service to a lord, references to the collar abound in government records, contemporary chronicles and correspondence, and many depictions of the collar can be found in illuminated manuscripts and on ch...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ward, Matthew (historian) (Author), Ward, Matthew (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Woodbridge : The Boydell Press, 2016
Woodbridge, Suffolk : 2016
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Part I
  • 1 Function, Meaning and Significance
  • 2. The Political Milieu
  • 3. Visual Culture, Agency and Identities of Association
  • Part II
  • 4. The Appearance of Lancastrian and Yorkist Livery Collars on Church Monuments: Distribution and Motivations
  • 5. Livery Collars in Wales and the Edgecote Connection
  • Conclusion.
  • Part I 17
  • 1 Function, Meaning and Significance 19
  • 2 The Political Milieu 49
  • 3 Visual Culture, Agency and Identities of Association 77
  • Part II 97
  • 4 The Appearance of Lancastrian and Yorkist Livery Collars on Church Monuments: Distribution and Motivations 99
  • 5 Livery Collars in Wales and the Edgecote Connection 147