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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"royal patronage"”.
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How And Why Patrons Of The Arts Used Music As A Form Of Political Currency From 1780 To 1800
… the eighteenth century there existed a system of patronage of the arts for the use as political currency. This system experienced a shift in the early part of the eighteenth century. The form and reasons for artistic patronages changed as political and cultural trends shifted in this "long" …
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The religion of Manipur : beliefs, rituals, and historical development
… Garib Niwaz Chaitanyaite Vaishnavism came under royal patronage and was made the state religion. From this position it was never displaced. The role of Vaisnavism was further developed by Bhagyachandra, and gradually a synthesis between the traditional religion and Hinduism came about. This …
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The religion of Manipur : beliefs, rituals, and historical development
… Garib Niwaz Chaitanyaite Vaishnavism came under royal patronage and was made the state religion. From this position it was never displaced. The role of Vaisnavism was further developed by Bhagyachandra, and gradually a synthesis between the traditional religion and Hinduism came about. This …
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Courtly mirrors: the politics of Chapman's drama
… Chapman’s lack of success in securing courtly patronage, and his constant battle with indebtedness (which resulted in several court appearances and two imprisonments) left him divided in attitude towards the system of courtly reward – he resented his lack of success but continued to struggle to …
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Patronage and politics at Barking Abbey, c.950 - c.1200
… of the recipients of benefactors’ religious patronage. It also uses the longer chronological scale to show that patterns of patronage from the Anglo-Saxon era were frequently inherited by the incoming Normans along with their landholdings. Through a detailed discussion of two sets of …
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The polygonal chapter house: architecture and society in Gothic Britain
… and roof.</p> <p>Users, both ecclesiastic and royal, illuminate another aspect of practicality since they define the functions of a chapter house. The building is, above all, the judicial and administrative nerve center of a monastery or cathedral. Those predominant functions lead me to suggest …
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The British administration of Hinduism in North India, 1780-1900.
… the religious behaviour of the Marathas: their patronage of the northern sites and the British interaction with Maratha royals and other elite pilgrims. It looks at the way in which elite pilgrims smoothed the way for non-elite pilgrims to make long and hazardous journeys to the north, setting …
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Maids, Wives and Widows: Female Architectural Patronage in Eighteenth-Century Britain
… sections discusses unmarried women, where the patronage of the following patroness is examined: Anne Robinson; Lady Isabella Finch; Lady Elizabeth Hastings; Sophia Baddeley; George Anne Bellamy and Teresa Cornelys. The second section explores the patronage of married women, namely Jemima Yorke, …