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Item Number: 123275
Title: Treasures of the Royal Courts: Tudors, Stuarts and the Russian Tsars
Author: Murdoch, Tessa ; Olga Dmitrieva
Price: Not Available
ISBN: 9781851777310
Description: London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 2013. 28cm., hardcover, 176pp., 225 plates, most in color. Exhibition catalogue. Summary: Filled with portraits, miniatures, silver, arms and armor, heraldry, sumptuous embroidery and tapestries, and stunning jewelry, this colorful book explores the diplomatic, trade, and cultural exchanges between the courts of Britain and Russia from the reign of Henry VIII to the death of Charles II. Through objects seen and used at court, gifts of diplomats, and royal commissions, the book presents an overview of privileged living in 16th- and 17th-century Britain with texts by experts from the V&A and the Kremlin Museum. Illustrating a broad range of fine and decorative art from spectacular English-made silver to jewelry worn by Sir Francis Drake and textiles that emphasize the colors of daily life at court, this engaging book illuminates the intriguing lives of Elizabeth I, Charles II, Ivan the Terrible, Henry VIII, and other famed monarchs.
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