The prince and his coffer: the Material ...
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Title :
The prince and his coffer: the Material functions and symbolic power of an everyday political object
Author(s) :
Santamaria, Jean-Baptiste [Auteur]
Institut de Recherches Historiques du Septentrion (IRHiS) - UMR 8529
Institut de Recherches Historiques du Septentrion (IRHiS) - UMR 8529
Scientific editor(s) :
Fletcher, Christopher
Conference title :
Everyday Political Objects from the Middle Ages to the Present Day
Conference organizers(s) :
IRHIS
City :
Villeneuve d'Ascq
Country :
France
Start date of the conference :
2018-11-14
Book title :
Everyday Political Objects from the Middle Ages to the Present Day
Publisher :
Routledge
Publication place :
Londres
Publication date :
2021
Keyword(s) :
Coffre
Prince
Finances
Secret
Prince
Finances
Secret
English keyword(s) :
Coffer
Prince
Finances
Secret
Prince
Finances
Secret
HAL domain(s) :
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Art et histoire de l'art
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Histoire
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Histoire
English abstract : [en]
Treasure was more abstract, not always referring to a place or an object but also invoking a hazier complex of ideas held together by the coffer’s function: safeguarding what was worth ‘saving,’ on a continuum running from ...
Show more >Treasure was more abstract, not always referring to a place or an object but also invoking a hazier complex of ideas held together by the coffer’s function: safeguarding what was worth ‘saving,’ on a continuum running from jewels to relics to charters. Treasure also had a theological referent, the ‘treasure in heaven’ linked to the economy of grace, as well as a ‘scientific’ or moral meaning, since treasure might be comprised of virtues, like the Treasure of the City of Ladies. Chests or coffers provide a way of approaching treasure on an everyday level, although without this implying something commonplace, ordinary or banal. Chests or coffers were very complex objects, and a key element in the life of the court. In material terms, chests built to contain money were similar to other types of chest. The profusion of chests and coffers suggests people should curb the historian’s natural tendency to overestimate the role of paper and parchment in financial management.Show less >
Show more >Treasure was more abstract, not always referring to a place or an object but also invoking a hazier complex of ideas held together by the coffer’s function: safeguarding what was worth ‘saving,’ on a continuum running from jewels to relics to charters. Treasure also had a theological referent, the ‘treasure in heaven’ linked to the economy of grace, as well as a ‘scientific’ or moral meaning, since treasure might be comprised of virtues, like the Treasure of the City of Ladies. Chests or coffers provide a way of approaching treasure on an everyday level, although without this implying something commonplace, ordinary or banal. Chests or coffers were very complex objects, and a key element in the life of the court. In material terms, chests built to contain money were similar to other types of chest. The profusion of chests and coffers suggests people should curb the historian’s natural tendency to overestimate the role of paper and parchment in financial management.Show less >
Language :
Anglais
Peer reviewed article :
Oui
Audience :
Non spécifiée
Administrative institution(s) :
Université de Lille
CNRS
CNRS
Submission date :
2023-01-31T15:35:20Z
2023-03-06T08:19:51Z
2023-03-06T08:19:51Z