Author: Corinna Pike
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1554889022
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
The first book to examine the various parliamentary maces, rods, badges, and chains of office used throughout Canada, Canadian Symbols of Authority details how these devices are used at every level of government, emphasizing how, like the Crown itself, they embody continuity in an ever-changing world. Symbols of authority are not only emblems of democracy and authority but they are part of the diverse heraldic and artistic heritage of Canada. Despite Canada’s rich symbolic and ceremonial heritage, little has been written about the nations various symbols of authority or the offices that are associated with them. From the Great Maces of the Senate and House of Commons to the Chancellors Chain of the Order of Canada and Baton of the Chief Herald, the development of Canada’s symbols of authority encompasses the past 250 years of Canadian history. Richly illustrated, this book is the most comprehensive study yet undertaken of the origins, history, and development of parliamentary maces.
Canadian Symbols of Authority
Author: Corinna Pike
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1554889022
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
The first book to examine the various parliamentary maces, rods, badges, and chains of office used throughout Canada, Canadian Symbols of Authority details how these devices are used at every level of government, emphasizing how, like the Crown itself, they embody continuity in an ever-changing world. Symbols of authority are not only emblems of democracy and authority but they are part of the diverse heraldic and artistic heritage of Canada. Despite Canada’s rich symbolic and ceremonial heritage, little has been written about the nations various symbols of authority or the offices that are associated with them. From the Great Maces of the Senate and House of Commons to the Chancellors Chain of the Order of Canada and Baton of the Chief Herald, the development of Canada’s symbols of authority encompasses the past 250 years of Canadian history. Richly illustrated, this book is the most comprehensive study yet undertaken of the origins, history, and development of parliamentary maces.
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1554889022
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
The first book to examine the various parliamentary maces, rods, badges, and chains of office used throughout Canada, Canadian Symbols of Authority details how these devices are used at every level of government, emphasizing how, like the Crown itself, they embody continuity in an ever-changing world. Symbols of authority are not only emblems of democracy and authority but they are part of the diverse heraldic and artistic heritage of Canada. Despite Canada’s rich symbolic and ceremonial heritage, little has been written about the nations various symbols of authority or the offices that are associated with them. From the Great Maces of the Senate and House of Commons to the Chancellors Chain of the Order of Canada and Baton of the Chief Herald, the development of Canada’s symbols of authority encompasses the past 250 years of Canadian history. Richly illustrated, this book is the most comprehensive study yet undertaken of the origins, history, and development of parliamentary maces.
Symbols of Power in Art
Author: Paola Rapelli
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 160606066X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
This volume examines the ways that sovereign rulers have employed well-defined symbols, attributes, and stereotypes to convey their power to their subjects and rivals, as well as to leave a legacy for subsequent generations to admire. Legendary rulers from antiquity such as Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Constantine have been looked to as models for their display of imperial power by the rulers of later eras. From medieval sovereigns such as Charlemagne and France's Louis IX to the tsars of Russia and the great European royal dynasties of the Hapsburgs, the Bourbons, and the Tudors, the rulers of each period have appropriated and often embellished the emblems of power employed by their predecessors. Even the second-tier lords who ruled parts of France and Italy during the Renaissance, such as the dukes of Burgundy, the Gonzaga of Mantua, and the Medici of Florence became adept at manipulating this imagery. The final chapter is reserved for Napoleon I, perhaps the ultimate master of symbolic display, who assumed the attributes of Roman emperors to project an image of eternal and immutable authority. The author examines not only regal paraphernalia such as crowns, scepters, thrones, and orbs, but also the painted portraits, sculptures, tapestries, carved ivories, jewelry, coins, armor, and, eventually, photographs created to display their owner's sovereign power, a vast collection of works that now forms a significant portion of the cultural heritage of Western civilization.
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 160606066X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
This volume examines the ways that sovereign rulers have employed well-defined symbols, attributes, and stereotypes to convey their power to their subjects and rivals, as well as to leave a legacy for subsequent generations to admire. Legendary rulers from antiquity such as Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Constantine have been looked to as models for their display of imperial power by the rulers of later eras. From medieval sovereigns such as Charlemagne and France's Louis IX to the tsars of Russia and the great European royal dynasties of the Hapsburgs, the Bourbons, and the Tudors, the rulers of each period have appropriated and often embellished the emblems of power employed by their predecessors. Even the second-tier lords who ruled parts of France and Italy during the Renaissance, such as the dukes of Burgundy, the Gonzaga of Mantua, and the Medici of Florence became adept at manipulating this imagery. The final chapter is reserved for Napoleon I, perhaps the ultimate master of symbolic display, who assumed the attributes of Roman emperors to project an image of eternal and immutable authority. The author examines not only regal paraphernalia such as crowns, scepters, thrones, and orbs, but also the painted portraits, sculptures, tapestries, carved ivories, jewelry, coins, armor, and, eventually, photographs created to display their owner's sovereign power, a vast collection of works that now forms a significant portion of the cultural heritage of Western civilization.
An Encyclopædia of Freemasonry and Its Kindred Sciences
Author: Albert Gallatin Mackey
Publisher:
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Category : Freemasonry
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Freemasonry
Languages : en
Pages : 532
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The History of Freemasonry, Its Antiquities, Symbols, Constitutions, Customs, Etc
Author: Robert Freke Gould
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Languages : en
Pages : 486
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Languages : en
Pages : 486
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The Homiletic quarterly [afterw.] magazine
Author: Homiletic magazine
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Languages : en
Pages : 420
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 420
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An Encyclopaedia of Freemasonry and Its Kindred Sciences: Comprising the Whole Range of Arts, Sciences and Literature as Connected with the Institution
Author: Albert Gallatin Mackey
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Languages : en
Pages : 1074
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Languages : en
Pages : 1074
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Comparative Ethnographical Studies
Author: Erland Nordenskiöld
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Category : Ashluslay Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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Category : Ashluslay Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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Freemasonry and the Ancient Gods
Author: John Sebastian Marlow Ward
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Category : Freemasonry
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Freemasonry
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
An Encyclopedia of Freemasonry and Its Kindred Sciences ...
Author: Albert Gallatin Mackey
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 1122
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1122
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... An Encyclopedia of Freemasonry and Its Kindred Sciences, Comprising the Whole Range of Arts, Sciences and Literature as Connected with the Institution
Author: Albert Gallatin Mackey
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Languages : en
Pages : 534
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Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 534
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