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INTRODUCTION
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Publicfestivities,relatedstrictlytothefeudalpoliticalsystem,werea
manifestationofpowerandwealth,ofboththemonarchsandthenoble-
men.Toaddsplendortoceremonialentrancesofkings,weddings,orfuner-
alsofhigh-rankingpersons,magnifcentdecorationshadbeenprepared,
ofenbyeminentartists.Duetotheirephemeralnature,onlyafewofthem
remaineduntilthepresenttime,yetthankstodetailedaccountsandicono-
graphicsources,suchasdesignsandgraphicrenditions,theirformsand
complexideologicalcontentmaybethesubjectofscientifcresearch.
Tebookyouhaveinyourhandsfocusesontheissueofartisticsetting
ofcourtceremoniesinthemodernera,andaretheresultofcooperationbe-
tweenhistoriansofartfromtheJaumeIUniversityinCastellóndelaPlana,
theUniversityofValencia,Spain,andtheUniversityofSilesiainKatowice,
Poland,whichwasestablishedin2016.TeSpanishcontributorsbelongto
thegrouphavingthename”IconografíaeHistoriadelArte”,whichhave
beenconductingresearchoncourtcultureandsponsoringofartforover
twentyyears.Teinitiativeofpublishingajointmonograph,undertaken
bytheInstituteofArtsStudiesoftheUniversityofSilesia,isasignofever
increasinginterestofPolishscientistsintheissuesreferredtoabove.
Tebookisdevotedtoselectedaspectsoftheroyalandnoblevisual
culture,stronglyrelatedtotheimageofpower.Tefrstchapter,Tefesti-
valbooksandtheHabsburgempire:powerandperformance,byVíctorMínguez,
dealswiththerelevanceofliteraryandvisualsourcesasatestimonyofthe
Habsburgcourt´scelebrationsandexplainstheirprocessofevolutionin
the16thand17thcentury.
