- Title :
-
Two clocks and a wedding : Theodoric's diplomatic relations with the Burgundians
- Author :
- SHANZER, Danuta ;
- Publication year :
-
1996
- Language :
- English ;
- Abstract :
- Analyzes diplomatic letters exchanged between king Theodoric the Ostrogoth, and Gundobad, king of Burgundy, which belong to a tense period in Ostrogoth-Burgundian relations. Focuses on an episode (dated here to between 494 and 507) in which Theodoric sent Gundobad two clocks (a water clock and a sun-dial) designed by Boethius, and examines the political implications of the gift. (During this period, Gundobad's son Sigismund married Theodoric's daughter Ostrogotho). ;
- Topic :
- 530 - BIBLIOGRAPHIE D'HISTOIRE DE L'ART ;
- French keywords :
- Boèce (Anicius Manlius Severinus Boetius), v.475-525 ; Bourgogne (FRA) ; Dons ; France ; Gondebaud, roi des Burgondes, act.473, m.516 ; Horloge ; Instrument de précision ; Italie ; Théodoric le Grand, roi des Ostrogoths, v.454-526 ; 400-600 ;
- Descriptors :
- Boethius (Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius), ca.475-525 ; Bourgogne (FRA) ; Clocks (horloges) ; France ; Gifts ; Gondebaud, king of Burgundy, act.473, d.516 ; Italy ; Precision instruments ; Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths, ca.454-526 ; 400-600 ;
- Document type :
- Article ;
- Source :
-
Romanobarbarica, 1996, 14
- INIST identifier :
- 24993167 ;
- ISSN :
- ISSN 0391-285X ;
- Provenance :
- Bibliographie d'Histoire de l'Art ;
- Publisher :
-
Herder, Roma
- Publisher country :
- ITALY ;