Masques Sentence Examples

He was also responsible for the creation of the elaborate court masques of the Jacobean period.

Of a rhyming family of Hjarne, it is enough to mention one member, Urban Hjarne (1641-1724), who introduced the new form of classical tragedy from France, in a species of transition from the masques of Stjernhjelm to the later regular rhymed dramas.

Inigo went on to develop from designing masques to architecture.

In later years even great architect Inigo Jones was employed to produce lavish sets accompanied by various mechanical devices for the Jacobean masques.

History of pantomime It is generally acknowledged that British pantomime is modeled on the early masques of the Elizabethan and Stuart times.

Oftener, however, they were mere masques worn at funerals by men who personated the ancestors and wore their robes of office.

Elizabethan masques were also performed outdoors during the summer months.