Material Culture and Medieval Drama

Edited by Clifford Davidson

Book cover: Material Culture and Medieval Drama

Paperback (Out of print)

(December 1999)

ISBN: 9781580440219

Price: $19.95

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Hardback (Published)

(July 1999)

ISBN: 9781580440202

6.14 x 9.21 inches

Price: $19.95

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The contributions by distinguished American and British scholars to this volume recognize that early drama depended on specific developments in material culture in order to achieve its effects, which included both visual and auditory means of appealing to audiences. The discussions range from the parchment and paper on which the plays were written to the instruments which enhanced their production. Of special interest is Mary Remnant’s survey of musical instruments available to producers; she is the recognized expert on medieval English instruments.

Illustrations
Preface
Material Culture, Writing, and Early Drama by Clifford Davidson
Costumes and Vestments for the Medieval Music Drama by Dunbar H. Ogden
The Providers of Pyrotechnics in Plays and Celebrations by Philip Butterworth
Notes for the Staging of a Late Medieval Passion Play by Véronique Plesch
Makers of Heaven on Earth: The Construction of Early Drama in Cornwall by Gloria J. Betcher
The Sound of Civic Specatacle: Noise in Burgundian Ceremonial Entries by Jesse D. Hurlbut
Musical Instruments in Early English Drama by Mary Remnan
Index

  • Edited by Clifford Davidson