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Elizabethan Globalism - England, China and the Rainbow Portrait (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,617
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Elizabethan Globalism - England, China and the Rainbow Portrait (Hardcover): Matthew Dimmock

Elizabethan Globalism - England, China and the Rainbow Portrait (Hardcover)

Matthew Dimmock

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A fascinating look at how Elizabethan England was transformed by its interactions with cultures from around the world Challenging the myth of Elizabethan England as insular and xenophobic, this revelatory study sheds light on how the nation's growing global encounters-from the Caribbean to Asia-created an interest and curiosity in the wider world that resonated deeply throughout society. Matthew Dimmock reconstructs an extraordinary housewarming party thrown at the newly built Cecil House in London in 1602 for Elizabeth I where a stunning display of Chinese porcelain served as a physical manifestation of how global trade and diplomacy had led to a new appreciation of foreign cultures. This party was also the likely inspiration for Elizabeth's celebrated Rainbow Portrait, an image that Dimmock describes as a carefully orchestrated vision of England's emerging ambitions for its engagements with the rest of the world. Bringing together an eclectic variety of sources including play texts, inventories, and artifacts, this extensively researched volume presents a picture of early modern England as an outward-looking nation intoxicated by what the world had to offer. Distributed for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

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Imprint: Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: October 2019
Authors: Matthew Dimmock
Dimensions: 267 x 216 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 978-1-913107-03-1
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1400 to 1600 > Renaissance art > General
Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Iconography, subjects depicted in art > Human figures depicted in art > Portraits in art
Books > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
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LSN: 1-913107-03-5
Barcode: 9781913107031

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