English silver before the Civil War
Subtitle: the David Little Collection
By: Timothy Schroder ; with a foreword by David Little
Publisher: John Adamson
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781898565154
Subjects: Catalogs; Art collections; Tudor Silverwork; Private collections; Stuart Silverwork; Silverwork; History
Description: A remarkable private collection formed over the last thirty years is the focus of this richly illustrated book that introduces the reader to English silver spanning a century and a half from a little before the Tudor age (1485-1603) to the threshold of the Civil War (1642-51). This was a period when England changed out of all recognition. At the beginning it was still essentially a medieval country dominated by an autocratic king and a rich and powerful Church; by the end of the period the Church had lost virtually all of its power and, with the execution of Charles I in 1649, the monarchy itself was abolished. To a degree, this changing world is mirrored in the styles represented by the silver featuring in the collection. Besides setting the silver against its social and historical background the book examines the wide range of techniques used by silversmiths at the time to shape and adorn silver objects.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 156-157) and index.