Images d’action. Claude-François Ménestrier’s theoretical writings on festivals and performing arts: translation and commentary

Kappeler, Annette; Lazardzig, Jan; Gess, Nicola (eds.) (2018). Images d’action. Claude-François Ménestrier’s theoretical writings on festivals and performing arts: translation and commentary Eikones. Paderborn: Fink

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Claude-François Ménestrier (1631–1705), Jesuit, polymath, organiser of festivals, princes’ entries, and ballets, and author of over 150 writings on emblem-atics, numismatics, heraldry, and a wide variety of festivals and public spectacles, must be considered one of the most influential early modern theoreticians on images, festivals and the performing arts. His work aims to provide a comprehensive overview of mental and material images. This trilingual anthology (in English, French, and German) is the first to present excerpts of Ménestrier’s theoretical writings on festivals and the performing arts in a modern edition. The excerpts are preceded by introductions written by internationally renowned scholars of the early modern period.

Item Type:	Book (Edited Volume)
Division/Institute:	Bern Academy of the Arts Bern Academy of the Arts > Institute Interpretation
Name:	Kappeler, Annette0000-0001-5613-3927; Lazardzig, Jan and Gess, Nicola
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN2000 Dramatic representation. The Theater P Language and Literature > PQ Romance literatures
ISBN:	978-3-7705-6225-1
Series:	Eikones
Publisher:	Fink
Language:	English
Submitter:	Annette Kappeler
Date Deposited:	14 Jul 2020 09:06
Last Modified:	14 Mar 2023 21:46
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/11815