Luxury and Power: The Material World of the Stuart Diplomat, 1660-1714
Jacobsen, HelenAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2012.
A study of the material world of English ambassadors at the end of the 17th century, illustrating the way in which architecture and the arts played an important role in diplomatic life. 'Luxury and Power' is an important contribution to the cultural history of Baroque England.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
A study of the material world of English ambassadors at the end of the 17th century, illustrating the way in which architecture and the arts played an important role in diplomatic life. 'Luxury and Power' is an important contribution to the cultural history of Baroque England.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Jan. 20, 2012).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Diplomats
Arts and diplomacy
Art patronage
Art
Cultural relations
Luxuries
Regions & Countries - Europe
Art, Architecture & Applied Arts
History & Archaeology
Fine Arts - General
Great Britain
Also issued in print format.