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.
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