Surrounded by Ancestors
Jakub Jauernig|Barbora Uchytilová
The ruling dynasties quite literally surrounded themselves with their ancestors (real ones, as well imaginary ones), creating galleries of predecessors or artifacts, such scrolls genealogical diagrams. A lineage represented in a manner could then be displayed not only for the royal family but also courtiers and foreign diplomats, reminding everyone position depicted dynasty contemporary political struggles history Christianity. This argument is underlined by fact that within portrayal family, prophecies end world approach Kingdom Heaven were included well.&#x0D; paper examines how members two great European (Luxembourg Plantagenet) used pedigrees, which real they emphasized them, characters incorporated into lineage. Two presented case studies consist an ancestral gallery Luxembourg from Karlštejn Castle pedigree scroll Edward IV Plantagenet dynasty. project aims to evaluate material geographically distant areas look common features construction strategies.
Historical studies on Central Europe