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English silver before the Civil War : the David Little Collection /

A remarkable private collection formed over the last thirty years is the focus of this richly illustrated book that introduces the reader to English silver spanning a century and a half from a little before the Tudor age (1485-1603) to the threshold of the Civil War (1642-51). This was a period when...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schroder, Timothy (Author)
Other Authors: Little, David (Silverwork collector) (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : John Adamson, 2015.
Subjects:
Little, David > (Silverwork collector) > Art collections > Catalogs.
Silverwork, Tudor > Private collections > England.
Silverwork, Stuart > Private collections > England.
Silverwork > England > History > 16th century.
Silverwork > England > History > 17th century.
Online Access: Contributor biographical information
ISBN:9781898565154
1898565155
Table of Contents:
  • David Little
  • English silver before the Civil War
  • Conspicuous consumption: the ceremonies of dining
  • 'Plate commonly used in the howse'
  • Silver and godliness
  • The workshop and the trade
  • The afterlife of early silver
  • Catalogue of items in the Little collection
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Picture credits.

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