Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd

ISBN-13: 9780901286208 / Angielski / Twarda / 1988 / 376 str.

Janet Arnold

Opis

The vast wardrobe of Queen Elizabeth I is legendary: in her own time some of the richly embroidered gowns were displayed with other treasures to dazzle the eyes of foreign visitors to the Tower of London. The quantity of clothes recorded in the inventories taken in 1600 would seem to suggest sheer vanity, but a survey of work carried out in the Wardrobe of Robes throughout the reign reveals a different picture. It is one of careful organisation and economy. This copiously annotated work is illustrated with photographs of portraits, miniatures, tomb sculptures, engravings, woven textiles and embroideries. Two indexes are provided, the first of paintings, persons, places, and events, while the second, partly a glossary, enables the reader to quickly trace information on fashionable dress and accessories. An invaluable reference for students of the history of dress and embroidery, for social historians, for art historians working in the field of portraiture, and those with a general interest in the period.
Case-bound in cloth with dust jacket.

Spis treści

1. In the Eye of the Beholder 2. Portraits of the Qeen 3. Robes of Ceremony 4. Designs for Jewellery and Embroidery: Their Sources and Symbolism 5. Gifts of Clothing and Jewels 6. The Pursuit of Fashion 7. The Wardrobe of Robes 8. The Queen ’s Artificers 9. Editor ’s Note on the Transcripts of the Stowe and Folger Inventories and Extracts from the New Yea r’s Gift Rolls, an a Warrants for the Ward robe of Robes 10. The Inventory Made in July 1600 of the Contents of the Wardrobe of Robes at the Tower of London and within the Court 11. The Inventory Made in July 1600 of the Contents of the Office of the Ward robe of Robes at Black friars, with a List of Personal Jewels Lost since 1586

O autorze

Janet Arnold