ABSTRACT
This volume brings together important records of medieval theatre practice between 1400 and 1580. The records are drawn from a wide range of spheres including civic, ecclesiastical, trade and guild records and consist of payments for materials, techniques and services; also included are some eye witness accounts. Alongside these records is a selection of the best contemporary research conducted into medieval performance practice, which features ground-breaking analysis and challenges current understanding, knowledge and authority in this field. These contributions of rigorous scholarship complement and support the work of the well-known Records of Early English Drama project and help to further illuminate contemporary fifteenth and early sixteenth-century theatre performance practice.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I RECORDS
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PART II PAGEANT VEHICLE STAGING
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PART III OTHER FORMS OF STAGING
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PART IV COSTUME, MASK AND STAGE EFFECTS
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PART V PLAYING
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PART VI AUDIENCES AND SPECTATORSHIP