The Face of the City
Download or Read eBook The Face of the City PDF written by Robert Tittler and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Robert Tittler |
| Publisher | : Manchester University Press |
| Total Pages | : 228 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0719075017 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780719075018 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Face of the City by : Robert Tittler
Book excerpt: This is the first full-length study of English Civic Portraiture (portraits of mayors, aldermen, colleges and school heads, livery company masters etc) and the first to consider such portraiture as a form of civic or political discourse in early modern England. The book shows how the portrayal of civic officials (rather than religious figures or members of the aristocracy, court circle or royal family) served to define the cultural and political identity of civic communitie in the post-reformation period.
