A marvel to behold : gold and silver at the court of Henry VIII /

Henry VIII amassed the most spectacular collection of gold and silver of any British monarch. Plate and jewels were hugely prominent in medieval and Renaissance courts and played an essential role in dynastic marriages and diplomacy as well as in cementing the bonds between king and court. Ranging f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schroder, Timothy (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK : The Boydell Press, 2020.
Temas:
1500-1599
Goldwork > Great Britain > History > 16th century.
Silverwork > Great Britain > History > 16th century.
Plate > Great Britain > History > 16th century.
Vaisselle plate > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Goldwork
Plate
Silverwork
Great Britain > History > Henry VIII, 1509-1547.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1509-1547 (Henri VIII)
Great Britain
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Glossary
  • Note to the reader
  • Preface
  • 1. Magnificence and Princely Virtue
  • 2. The Jewel House
  • 3. The King's Inheritance
  • 4. 'Heaven Smiles, Earth Rejoices'
  • 5. 'Defender of the Faith'
  • 6. Royal Banquets
  • 7. 'Rich, Fierce and Greedy for Glory'
  • 8. Thomas Wolsey, Patron of Goldsmiths
  • 9. The Field of Cloth of Gold
  • 10. Holbein and the 'Antique'
  • 11. The Family Silver
  • 12. Cromwell, the Tower and the Goldsmiths
  • 13. Dissolution and Augmentation
  • 14. 'Most Avaricious of Men'
  • 15. 'Sic transit gloria mundi': the Fate of Henry VIII's Plate and Jewels
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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