The Livery Collar in Late Medieval England and Wales: Politics, Identity and Aff

The Livery Collar in Late Medieval England and WalesPolitics, Identity and Affinity\nAuthor(s): Matthew J. Ward\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: The Boydell Press\nISBN-13: 9781783271153, 978-1783271153\nSynopsis\nFirst full examination of the medieval livery collar, form, function, and significance.\n\nThe livery collar had a pervasive presence in late-medieval England. Worn about the neck to denote service to a lord, references to the collar abound in government records, contemporary chronicles and correspondence, and many depictions of the collar can be found in illuminated manuscripts and on church monuments. From the fifteenth century the collar was regarded as a powerful symbol of royal power, the artefact associating the recipient with the king; italso played a significant function in the construction and articulation of political and other group identities during the period.\n This first book-length study of the livery collar ex.