Thesis--Oxford. / Includes index. "Unpublished sources": p [209]-234. "Fundamental sources published and unpublished": p. [235]-238. "Bibliography": p. [245]-257.

Thesis--Oxford. / Includes index. "Unpublished sources": p [209]-234. "Fundamental sources published and unpublished": p. [235]-238. "Bibliography": p. [245]-257.

Alors que la connaissance de l’alimentation à la cour des ducs de Bourgogne de la maison de Valois s’est surtout limitée à l’étude des grands banquets à entremets, ce travail, fondé sur l’exploitation de sources comptables, en particulier des écrous de la dépense, complétées par les ordonnances de l’hôtel et les récits des mémorialistes et chroniqueurs « bourguignons », a cherché à prendre en considération l’ensemble de la « chaîne alimentaire » au sein de l’hôtel de Philippe le Bon et Charles le Téméraire, tant lors des repas quotidiens qu’à l’occasion des festins qui y étaient organisés. Après un chapitre dévolu à l’analyse codicologique des écrous, trois parties ont été consacrées aux structures institutionnelles, humaines et matérielles permettant de nourrir les membres de la cour. Ensuite les mécanismes choisis afin de garantir l’approvisionnement alimentaire ont été passés en revue, ce qui a permis de mettre en évidence l’importance du recours au marché, et notamment à des « pourvoyeurs » avec lesquels l’hôtel ducal passait contrat. L’examen de la consommation alimentaire a permis de faire la part entre ce qui relevait des contraintes et ce qui était imputable au goût culinaire des médiévaux. Enfin les deux derniers chapitres ont consisté à explorer le rôle joué par l’alimentation dans la mise en scène de la hiérarchie sociale et du pouvoir princier. Au total, a été reposée la question du « modèle bourguignon », où il est apparu que tant dans les moyens mis en œuvre pour assurer la nourriture du prince et de son entourage, que dans les goûts à la mode ou dans les usages politiques des repas, la cour de Bourgogne était dans une large mesure une « cour française ». / Whereas what we know of food at the court of the dukes of Burgundy of the house of Valois is especially limited to the study of huge “banquets à entremets”, this work, founded on the exploitation of accounting sources, in particular of the “escroes de la despense”, supplemented by the ordinances of the hotel and the accounts of “Burgundian” memorialists and chroniclers, is attempting at taking into account the whole of the “food chain” within the hotel of Philippe the Good and Charles the Bold, both for daily meals and feasts. Starting with a chapter devoted to the codicological analysis of the “écrous”, the next three parts investigate the institutional, human and material structures that made it possible to feed the members of the court. Then our study goes through the mechanisms which were selected in order to guarantee the food supply. That allows us to highlight the importance of the recourse to the market, and in particular to “pourvoyeurs” with whom the ducal hotel signed contract. The examination of food consumption makes it possible to distinguish between what concerned the constraints and what was ascribable to the culinary taste of the medieval people. The two final chapters consist in exploring the part played by food in order to stage social hierarchy and princely power. On the whole, the question of the “Burgundian model” is asked again, and it seems that as well as in the structures at work to ensure the food of the prince and his entourage, as in the culinary tastes or the political uses of the meals, the court of Burgundy was a “French court”.

No / Ritual and ritual specialists have often been dissociated from power in the writings of prehistorians and archaeologists. From ethnographic and ethnohistoric accounts, however, ritual specialists often exert disproportionate control over the maintenance, manipulation, and elaboration of social codes and practices. Their roles in ritual practice (orthopraxy in non-literate societies) and its effect on decision-making accord them considerable social and political importance. Due to this involvement they become the targets of ritual sanctions that include punitive rites, ritualized deaths, and suppression during periods of rapid social change, both from within their own societies and from without. The present article derives from a re-analysis of the Vix (Côte-d'Or, Burgundy) human skeletal remains, specifically with reference to the age, sex and health status of the interred individual. An evaluation of the social roles of this so-called `Princess' is then attempted, integrating this biological information with that derived from a consideration of the grave inclusions and their imagery in the context of competitive feasting and social change in the late Hallstatt period.

The present work is intended to ascertain the most important stylistic developments of one major composer, Binchois, and several lesser composers: Grenon, Fontaine, Vide, Joye, Constans, Morton and Hayne. All of these musicians were employed by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy (1420-1467), when he was one of the richest, most powerful and most respected of all the sovereigns of Europe.

Doctorat en philosophie et lettres / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

Submitted diploma thesis focuses on the analysis of preserved documents and correspondence of the Duchess of Burgundy Alix of Vergy. The thesis surveys the political and donational pursuit of the duchess during the years 1206-1251 just on the basis of this kind of sources. The thesis analyzes individual documents and letters and subsequently reflects in them the events of the time period and the personality of the Duchess of Burgundy. In the first part are briefly outlined the realities of the burgundian region during this time period and the importance of the reformed orders for the area. Outlined is also the rule of dukes Hugh III. and Odo III. and also the life events of Alix of Vergy from being the wife of Odo III., through being the regent up to the position of mother of the ruling Duke of Burgundy. In the new chapter the thesis outlines the view on the role of medieval women, issue of their rights and disposal of power and free will. In the second part the thesis deals with the analysis of documents and correspondence of Alix of Vergy in particular periods of life. The diploma thesis on the basis of the source reconstructs the extent of her political power, independence and free decision-making throughout her life. Part of the thesis is a comparation of the analysis of the written material of...

The thesis "Clothing as Manifestation of Power and Hierarchy from the End of the 14th Century to the End of the 15th Century. Comparison of the Developement in the Czech Lands and Burgundy" describes the evolution of clothing style in both countries. It is based mainly on iconographic resources, with some additional information from written sources and literature. On this base the approach and means to this kind of representation of secular higher class in given areas are compared. The original basis of the 14th century French court culture was further developed by the Burgundian society, with emphasis on the shaped silhouette. On the other hand, the Czech lands departed from this way and adopted a new direction to the German area. The transalpine impulses are reflected as late as in the last quarter of the 15 th century. The material of the clothes is assessed as a more important aspect of representation than the shape. The text outlines also the way of further development as well as points out some unclear articles of the topic.

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The Flagellum haereticorum fascinariorum (The Scourge of Heretical Bewitchers) was written by the Dominican inquisitor Nicolas Jacquier in 1458. Jacquier wrote the text to combat a sect of diabolical witches, the fascinarii, who worshipped demons at nocturnal “synagogues” and performed terrible crimes with demonic aid. The Flagellum was also aimed at those who did not believe in the physical reality of the sect or of interactions between humans and demons. This thesis, the first English-language work to examine the Flagellum in detail, traces Jacquier’s argument and endeavours to understand how his text was shaped within, and also helped shape, the cultural structures of late-medieval Burgundy. / Jacquier’s argument can be loosely divided into four parts. The first section defines the ways in which demons relate to humans, concluding that demons can act to delude humans both within the body, and through real, bodily interaction in the external world. The second section attacks the argument, based on the famous Canon Episcopi, that the fascinarii are simply deluded spiritually by the interior manipulation of demons. The reality of a demonworshiping sect raised questions about God’s omnipotence and benevolence. The Flagellum’s third part therefore elaborates a theology of divine permission based on the metaphor of the scourge to argue that God justly permits demonic action in the world. The final chapters of the tract turn to the legal dilemmas raised by the fascinarii. Jacquier argues that the fascinarii freely choose to sin and addresses difficulties associated with the possibility of demonic interference in witness statements. / Alongside my description of Jacquier’s argument, I have endeavoured to situate the Flagellum within the cultural structures of late-medieval Burgundy. I examine how the Flagellum can be read alongside a tale from the Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles to reveal tropes of demonic deception within fifteenth-century Burgundian courtly texts. I explore the possibilities of interpreting the Flagellum’s treatment of gender within the Dominican reform movement, with its focus on external and communal piety. I interpret the symbolic language of the scourge and trampling within Christian cultural structures of redemption through abasement. Setting the tract in dialogue with fifteenth century Burgundian art, I begin the task of understanding the ways in which time is organised within the Flagellum through an examination of scholastic epistemology. Finally, I situate arguments about the fascinarii and free will within debates over free will and determinism. The result of these discussions is an appreciation of the Flagellum’s immersion in interrelated cultural structures of bodily reality, sight, time and knowledge. / Through this analysis, I locate the study of witchcraft within a wider cultural history, uniting the interpretation of Burgundian art, literature and theology with an intensive study of the Flagellum.