The Symbolic Language of Authority in the Carolingian World (c.751-877)

2008-04-21 Ildar Garipzanov

The Symbolic Language of Authority in the Carolingian World (c.751-877) Book Details:

Author : Ildar Garipzanov

Publisher : BRILL

Release : 2008-04-21

ISBN-13 : 9047433408

Page : 406 pages

Rating : 4.5/5 from 408 voters

Drawing on numismatic, diplomatic, liturgical, and iconographic evidence, this book offers a comprehensive view of political signs, images, and fixed formulas in the Carolingian period and of their use in the indirect communication of royal/imperial authority.

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