Foundation, Dedication and Consecration in Early Modern Europe

M. Delbeke, M. Schraven

BRILL, Dec 9, 2011 - History - 387 pages

Across all times and cultures, mankind has attached great importance to the foundation of buildings, cities and communities. By means of rituals of foundation, dedication and consecration, buildings and objects are charged with meaning. At the same time, these rituals bear witness of the way communities understand their own place in history, and how they position themselves in relation to others. As such, the study of these rituals deepens our understanding of society at large. Bringing together contributions from art history, architectural history, historiography and history of law, this volume is the first comprehensive exploration of the manifold meanings of foundation, dedication and consecration in early modern culture, which combined a renewed interest in notions of origins, history and identity with an exceptionally rich production of artefacts. Contributors include Piers Baker-Bates, Jorge Correia, Roger J. Crum, Maarten Delbeke, Alison C. Fleming, Dagmar Germonprez, Carmelina Gugliuzzo, Berthold Hub, Indra Kagis McEwen, Susan J. May, Brian J. Maxson, Anne-Fran oise Morel, Almut Pollmer, Bernward Schmidt, Minou Schraven, Andrew Spicer, and Colin Wilder.

Contents

• Foundation Dedication and Consecration in Early Modern Europe An Introduction: 1
• I Foundation and the Humanist Quest for Origins: 15
• II Refoundation as Purification and Appropriation: 153
• III Consecration Ceremonies After Trent: 251
• IV New Beginnings: 333
• Index Nominum: 383

About the author

Maarten Delbeke, Ph.D. (2001) in Architecture, Ghent University, is Associate Professor at Ghent University, and researcher at the LUICD of Leiden University. He has published on Early Modern theory of art and architecture, as well as modern architecture Minou Schraven, Ph.D. (2006) in Art History, Groningen University, is postdoctoral fellow at Leiden University. She has published on early modern material and festival culture, including her Festive Funerals in Early Modern Italy. Cultures of Conspicuous Commemoration (in press, Ashgate).

Bibliographic information

• Title: Foundation, Dedication and Consecration in Early Modern Europe; Volume 22 of Intersections (Boston, Mass.); Volume 22 of Intersections Series; Volume 22 of Intersections: Interdisciplinary Studies in Early Modern Culture
• Editors: M. Delbeke, M. Schraven
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: BRILL, 2011
• ISBN: 9004217576, 9789004217577
• Length: 387 pages
• Subjects: History / Europe / General; History / Renaissance; Social Science / Customs & Traditions