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

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Main Author: Schroder, Timothy (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : The Boydell Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Henry > VIII, > King of England, > 1491-1547.
Gold jewelry > Great Britain > History > 16th century.
Silver jewelry > Great Britain > History > 16th century.
Goldwork > Great Britain > History > 16th century.
Silverwork > Great Britain > History > 16th century.
ISBN:1783275073
9781783275076
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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