9781032065014, 103206501X, 9781032065021, and 1032065028
Description:
xviii, 341 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cm
Bibliographic Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
1. An Introduction to Jewellery and the Queenly Use of Jewels -- 2. The Wills of the Queens of England, 1445-1548 -- 3. The Jewel Inventories of Jane Seymour, Katherine Howard and Kateryn Parr -- 4. Portraiture -- 5. Goldsmiths and Commissioning Jewels -- 6. Gifts of Jewels -- 7. The Crown Jewels
Summary:
"From Margaret of Anjou to Katherine Parr, All the Queen's Jewels examines the jewellery collections of the ten queen consorts of England between 1445-1548, and investigates the collections of jewels a queen had access to, as well as the varying contexts in which queens used and wore jewels. This book is perfect for anyone interested in medieval and Tudor history, queenship, jewellery and the history of material culture"-- Provided by publisher