Tudor and Jacobean Jewellery
Publisher: Tate Gallery Pubn
Published: May 1996
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781854371584
Subjects: Gold & silversmithing; History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600; Jewellery & jewellery-making; c 1500 to c 1600; c 1600 to c 1700; Jewelry; Great Britain; Crafts & Hobbies; Art & Art Instruction; Art; Jewelry in art; History - General; Metal Work; History
Description: "Only a fraction of the jewels made for the Tudor and Jacobean courts have survived, and it is through the evidence of portrait painting and artists' designs that their splendour and variety can be assessed. This was an exceptional period in the history of the jeweller's art, when the wealthy were gripped by a passion for display and recorded their favourite jewels in glittering portraits. This book surveys the making and wearing of jewellery from late medieval simplicity, through the full flowering of the art of the Renaissance goldsmith, to the emphasis on stones rather than settings in the reign of James I."--Jacket.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgements     6; title: The Patrons     9     Monarchs; Courtiers; Citizens and Squires; title: Makers and Materials     34; title: Themes     42     Devotional; Memento Mori; Magical; Ciphers and Mottoes; Heraldic; Classical; Engraved Gems; Tudor and Stuart Dynastic Jewellery; Other Symbols and Emblems; Naturalism; title: The Jewels     70     Hair and Hat Ornaments; Earrings; Collars, Carcanets and Chains; Garter Insignia; Pendants; Brooches; Girdles; Bracelets and Armlets; Rings; Trimmings, Buttons and Aglets; Watches; Accessories; title: Bibliography     102; title: Index     103