Contents

pp v-vi

List of Illustrations

pp vii-viii

Acknowledgements

pp ix-x

Abbreviations

pp xi-xii

Note on Form

pp xiii-xiv

Introduction: From Pomp to Donkeys

pp 1-6

PART ONE - POMP

I - TRIUMPHAL ENTRIES: FROM CHARLEMAGNE TO OLIVER CROMWELL

pp 7-8

1 - Charlemagne’s Birthday Pomp

pp 9-16

2 - Kings Dead or Alive

pp 17-22

3 - Warrior Popes

pp 23-32

4 - Mud, Plague, and the Lord Protector

pp 33-42

II - PALM SUNDAY PROCESSIONS: FROM EGERIA TO PETER THE GREAT

pp 43-44

5 - Palms of Victory

pp 45-54

6 - Exalted and Eccentric Images

pp 55-64

7 - Crusaders, Patriarchs, and Emperors

pp 65-72

8 - The Horse with Donkey’s Ears

pp 73-88

PART TWO - PARODIES

JAMES NAYLER AND JESUS OF NAZARETH

pp 89-90

9 - James Nayler’s Royal Progress

pp 91-104

10 - Jesus on a Jackass

pp 105-112

PART THREE - DONKEYS

I - A SCARCITY OF DONKEYS: FROM UDINE TO EL ALTO

pp 113-114

11 - Under Muslim Rule

pp 115-124

12 - White Horses and Imagined Donkeys

pp 125-134

13 - Live Donkeys at Last

pp 135-142

II - WOODEN CHRISTS ON WOODEN DONKEYS: FROM AUGSBURG TO CHIQUITOS

pp 143-144

14 - An Image of the Lord Seated on an Ass

pp 145-158

15 - The Lord God Belongs to the Butchers

pp 159-170