"Vivre Noblement": Material Culture and Elite Identity in Late Medieval Flanders

The example of two fifteenth-century, high-ranking officers of the Burgundian court shows how a radical transformation of the physical environment and an imitative interaction with material culture could create a powerful elite identity for those not born to nobility. A combination of evidence from...

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Published inThe Journal of interdisciplinary history Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 1 - 31
Main Authors De Clercq, Wim, Dumolyn, Jan, Haemers, Jelle
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 238 Main St., Suite 500, Cambridge, MA 02142-1046, USA MIT Press 01.07.2007
The MIT Press
MIT Press Journals, The
Subjects
Bladelin, Peter (?1410-72)
Castles
Cities
Cultural identity
European history
Fiefs
High culture
Hugonet, William (?1420-77)
Material culture
Middle Ages
Nobility
Palaces
Tiles
Towers
Towns
Flanders Belgium
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Summary:The example of two fifteenth-century, high-ranking officers of the Burgundian court shows how a radical transformation of the physical environment and an imitative interaction with material culture could create a powerful elite identity for those not born to nobility. A combination of evidence from archaeological, written, architectural, and art-historical sources reveals the ways in which Peter Bladelin and William Hugonet were able to parlay their newly gained social positions to achieve their ultimate goal of vivre noblement by adopting the trappings of Duke Philip the Good and other members of the Burgundian court.
Bibliography:Summer, 2007
ISSN:0022-1953
1530-9169
DOI:10.1162/jinh.2007.38.1.1