Early Modern Court Culture

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Erin Griffey is Professor of Art History at the University of Auckland and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, London. She has published widely on Henrietta Maria and early modern court culture, including the monograph, On Display: Henrietta Maria and the Materials of Magnificence at the Stuart Court (2016), and the edited volumes: Henrietta Maria: Piety, Politics and Patronage (2008) and Sartorial Politics at the Early Modern Court: Fashioning Women (2019). Her current research relates to beauty culture, including the monograph, Facing Decay: Beauty, Aging and Cosmetics in Early Modern Europe (2025).

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Lists of figures

List of contributors

Prologue: Provocations on early modern court culture

Susan Broomhall

Introduction

Erin Griffey

Part I: People and political structures: Connecting power

1. Monarchs: Kings and queens regnant, sovereign princes and popes

Ronald G. Asch

2. Consorts and court ladies

Helen Watanabe-O'Kelly

3. Wider kinship networks

Jonathan Spangler

4. Courtiers, ministers and favourites

R. Malcolm Smuts

5. Confessors

Nicole Reinhardt

6. Aristocrats and nobles

Hamish Scott

7. Diplomats

Tracey A. Sowerby

8. Mistresses

Tracy Adams and Christine Adams

Part II: Place and space: Negotiating the court

9. Access

Dries Raeymaekers

10. Princely residences

Elisabeth Narkin

11. Gardens

Paula Henderson

12. Travel

Elisabeth Narkin

Part III: Ceremonial and ritual: Observing tradition

13. Religious rituals and the liturgical calendar in Catholic Europe

Paolo Cozzo

14. Births

Erin Griffey

15. Marriages

Joan-Lluís Palos

16. Coronations

Paul Monod

17. Receptions: Triumphal entries, ambassadorial receptions and banquets

R.L.M. Morris

18. Funerals

Jill Bepler

Part IV: Visual and material culture: Furnishing the palace

19. Metalwork

Sean Roberts

20. Tapestries

Guy Delmarcel

21. Furnishings

Olivia Fryman

22. Portraiture

Lisa Mansfield

23. Display

Andrea Bubenik

24. Porcelain rooms

Meredith Martin

Part V: Adornment

25. Jewellery

Natasha Awais-Dean

26. Male dress

Timothy McCall

27. Female dress

Jemma Field

28. Beauty

Erin Griffey

29. Scent

Holly Dugan

Part VI: Entertainment and knowledge: Performing authority

30. Science

Alisha Rankin

31. Theatre and opera

Sophie Tomlinson

32. Dance

Jennifer Nevile

33. Literature

Tom Bishop

34. Music

Andrew H. Weaver

35. Animals

Sarah Cockram

36. Tournaments and hunting

Glenn Richardson

37. Food and dining

Ken Albala

38. Games, jesters and jokes

Johan Verberckmoes

Index