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In 1919 Johan Huizinga published Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen, a seminal work that examines the 14th and 15th centuries as the final chapter of the Middle Ages. Drawing on chronicles and literature rather than archival records, Huizinga argues that the heightened formality and romanticism of late medieval court life served as a defensive response to the expanding breadth of society. The book, more than a purely art‑historical study, is an exploration of cultural and mental history, placing artists, theologians, poets, chroniclers, princes and statesmen within the broader civilizational context of their era.
First publish date: 1924
Genre: History/Medieval History
Authors: Johan Huizinga
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