The Fabric of War: The Material Culture and Social Lives of Banners in Renaissance Europe (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781009571807)

The Fabric of War traces the rich history of flags and banners in Renaissance Europe through a critical analysis of the cultural, ideological, material, and artistic histories of these complex and ubiquitous objects. It examines banners as numinous textiles that animated and adorned battle, energized and embellished armies, constructed and celebrated victory. Though flags are often investigated as mere symbols to be deciphered - as heraldic code revealing identity - they were vibrant and charismatic textiles whose mutability, movement, and multivalency constituted their appeal and salience. Banners propelled their viewers not only to decipher or identify, but to act.

Author: John Gagné, Timothy McCall
ISBN-10: 100957180X
ISBN-13: 9781009571807
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/14/2025
Pages: 116
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d