Thesis:Conclusion and table of contents

Conclusion and Table of contents.

Texts and images from the 11th to the 15th century are numerous, varied and precise, but they are sometimes insufficient to give an objective picture of dance throughout this period. In conclusion, the various themes addressed in this thesis are presented chronologically. In the 11th century, dance is only known through the vision of the Church, which gives a very restrictive approach to the dance of this century. The 12th century is the period when jugglers are discovered in images and texts. Their multi-disciplinary art is widely represented in the iconography of dance in this century. The 13th century saw the appearance of numerous sources demonstrating the disparity and richness of dance forms. New terms were added to the choreographic vocabulary. Dance was present throughout society: in church, in the village and at court. In the 14th century, while the juggler began to fade into the background, new dance forms developed, heralding the richness of the following century's sources. The dances of the 15th century are better known, and it is possible to dance the bass dances and balli offered by the numerous choreographic sources of this period. Moresque, widely represented in images, does not appear in texts, but has endured to the present day in various cultures. Danse macabre and the links between dance and madness bring the history of dance in the Middle Ages to a close.