The medal in early modern Sweden. Significances and Practices. [Publ. by] Mediehistoriskt arkiv.

Mediehistoriskt arkiv 52. Contents: Introduction (Aim and questions; Historical background; Theoretical approaches; Source material; Methodological approaches; Previous research; Outline); Establishing practices and legitimizing a dynasty (Presenting a new medium: The funeral medal; Developing the medium: The coronation medal; Communicating with the medium: Wearing and showing medals; Conclusions); Expanding the realm and internationalising style (Commemorating: Materialisation and visualisation of absence; Representing and giving; Portable portraits: The transition between medals and portraits in miniature; Conclusions); Accumulating customs, and the rise and fall of glory (Pars pro toto: The medal within a visual programme; Wars and medals; The medal and the media: Political commentaries; Conclusions); Increasing the audience and consuming royals (Supply and demand; Studying medals; Conclusions); Reassessing practices and reinventing significances (Prize medals; Rewarding role models; Military decorations; Medal history and anachronisms; Conclusions); Concluding remarks (Reasons for the medal; Visual and material design; Practices; Significances); Acknowledgements; Notes; Deutsche Zusammenfassung; Sources and literature; List of figures; Index of names.