Art and decoration in Elizabethan and Jacobean England : the influence of continental prints, 1558-1625
Entry/Object ID
NK1443.W45
Description
This volume examines how the proliferation of imported prints into Britain in the mid-16th century enabled patrons and craftsmen to keep abreast of the latest artistic fashions. It explores what imported prints were used as sources of inspiration in Elizabethan and Jacobean England.
Collection
Titi Halle/Cora Ginsburg LLC Collection
Lexicon
Search Terms
decoration and ornament--england, embroidery--england, prints--history, tapestry--england
Legacy Lexicon
Category
Book
Book Details
Author
Anthony Wells-Cole
Publisher
Yale University Press
Place Published
City
New Haven/London
Date Published
1997
Call No.
NK1443.W45
ISBN
300066511, 9780300066517
LCCN
96025132
Notes
Length: 344
General Notes
Note Type
Contents
Note
Introduction: Continental Prints and their Use in England before the Reign of Elizabeth I --
The Influence of Italian Prints --
The Influence of German Prints --
The Influence of French Prints --
The Influence of Netherlandish Prints: I Ornament Prints --
The Influence of Netherlandish Prints: II Subject Prints --
The Influence of English Prints --
Masonry --
Plasterwork --
Joinery and Carving --
Metalwork --
Painting --
Tapestry --
Embroidery --
The Decoration of Elizabethan Chatsworth and Hardwick --
Some Conclusions.
