English Silver Before the Civil War - Schroder Timothy B.
English Silver Before the Civil War - Schroder Timothy B. - Lively introduction to early English silver- Many hitherto unpublished items of silver illustrated in colorA remarkable private collection…
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English Silver Before the Civil War - Schroder Timothy B.
- Lively introduction to early English silver- Many hitherto unpublished items of silver illustrated in colorA remarkable private collection formed over the last thirty years is the focus of this richly illustrated book that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). At the beginning it was still essentially a medieval country dominated by an autocratic king and a rich and powerful Church; by the end of the period the Church had lost virtually all of its power and, with the execution of Charles I in 1649, the monarchy itself was abolished. This was a period when England changed out of all recognition.
Besides setting the silver against its social and To a degree, this changing world is mirrored in the styles represented by the silver featuring in the collection.
English Civil War
The Civil War
English Civil War Purkiss Diane
The Civil War
The Enduring Civil War
The American Civil War
The Black Civil War Soldier
Civil War
The Civil War in Wales
Donegal and the Civil War