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Download or read book Goldsmiths written by John F. Cherry and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains the connection between goldsmiths and monasteries, describes the work of goldsmiths, and looks at their materials, methods, and finished work
Download or read book Royal Goldsmiths written by Julia Ogilvy and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Royal Goldsmiths by : Christopher Hartop
Download or read book Royal Goldsmiths written by Christopher Hartop and published by John Adamson Dist A/C. This book was released on 2005 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The partnership of Philip Rundell and John Bridge began in London toward the end of the eighteenth century and went on to become the greatest firm of goldsmiths, jewelers and medalists of the age. Its stable of distinguished artists, headed by the sculptor John Flaxman, was the driving force in the adoption of a new imperial style
Book Synopsis the london goldsmiths by : Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths
Download or read book the london goldsmiths written by Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1935 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Hall Marks on Gold & Silver Plate by : William Chaffers
Download or read book Hall Marks on Gold & Silver Plate written by William Chaffers and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis George Wickes 1698-1761, Royal Goldsmith by : Elaine Barr
Download or read book George Wickes 1698-1761, Royal Goldsmith written by Elaine Barr and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis English Goldsmiths and Their Marks by : Sir Charles James Jackson
Download or read book English Goldsmiths and Their Marks written by Sir Charles James Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Medieval Goldsmiths by : John Cherry
Download or read book Medieval Goldsmiths written by John Cherry and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Goldsmiths were among the most highly regarded craftsmen in the medieval world, making extravagant objects from precious gold and silver, often enriched with rare stones and engraved gems. As well as royal and aristocratic patrons, much of their work was created for the Church, as it was thought that 'such display praised God'. For this reason many pieces that survive today were preserved in the treasuries of churches, where they escaped the ravages of history. In this wonderfully illustrated book, John Cherry explores the goldsmith's craft through works in the British Museum and from collections around the world. The British Museum holds some of the most splendid examples of medieval goldsmiths' work in the world, including the peerless Royal Gold Cup. With a description of the craft, its reputation in medieval times, and the raw materials used, the author offers an intriguing introduction to the expertise of the workmanship and the success of the trade. Who were the goldsmiths? Who did they work for? What influenced them, and how much freedom were they given to design? These questions and others are explored in this classic book, now redesigned in a lovely new format and illustrated throughout with new colour photography.
Book Synopsis The Goldsmiths Jubile: Or, Londons Triumphs by : Thomas Jordan
Download or read book The Goldsmiths Jubile: Or, Londons Triumphs written by Thomas Jordan and published by . This book was released on 1674 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis All That Glittered by : Timothy Alborn
Download or read book All That Glittered written by Timothy Alborn and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the century after 1750, Great Britain absorbed much of the world's supply of gold into its pockets, cupboards, and coffers when it became the only major country to adopt the gold standard as the sole basis of its currency. Over the same period, the nation's emergence was marked by a powerful combination of Protestantism, commerce, and military might, alongside preservation of its older social hierarchy. In this rich and broad-ranging work, Timothy Alborn argues for a close connection between gold and Britain's national identity. Beginning with Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, which validated Britain's position as an economic powerhouse, and running through the mid-nineteenth century gold rushes in California and Australia, Alborn draws on contemporary descriptions of gold's value to highlight its role in financial, political, and cultural realms. He begins by narrating British interests in gold mining globally to enable the smooth operation of the gold standard. In addition to explaining the metal's function in finance, he explores its uses in war expenditure, foreign trade, religious observance, and ornamentation at home and abroad. Britons criticized foreign cultures for their wasteful and inappropriate uses of gold, even as it became a prominent symbol of status in more traditional features of British society, including its royal family, aristocracy, and military. Although Britain had been ambivalent in its embrace of gold, ultimately it enabled the nation to become the world's most modern economy and to extend its imperial reach around the globe. All That Glittered tells the story of gold as both a marker of value and a valuable commodity, while providing a new window onto Britain's ascendance after the 1750s.
Book Synopsis Institutional Culture in Early Modern Society by : Anne Goldgar
Download or read book Institutional Culture in Early Modern Society written by Anne Goldgar and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2004 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers new insights into the self-perceptions, strategies, and rituals through which early modern institutions functioned. Its wide range and its comparative vision of the nature of institutions prompts a new interpretation of the role of institutions in society. With contributions by Florence Hsia, Ian Anders Gadd, Gayle K. Brunelle, Christopher Carlsmith, Susan E. Brown, Victor Morgan, Steve Hindle, Janelle Day Jenstad, Eve Rosenhaft, Reed Benhamou, James Shaw, Kristine Haugen.
Book Synopsis The Anthropology of Precious Minerals by : Elizabeth Ferry
Download or read book The Anthropology of Precious Minerals written by Elizabeth Ferry and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2019-11-04 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do people single out gold, sapphires, diamonds, and other minerals as particularly “precious”? What makes precious minerals “precious”? Drawing from ethnographic and cross-cultural research, this collection of anthropological essays and case studies answers these questions by exploring humans’ multifaceted relationships with the minerals they deem “precious.” The Anthropology of Precious Minerals addresses the entanglement of humans and minerals, with a particular focus on the practices of scrappers, miners, and hunters as they work to extract value. The editors draw from history, archaeology, and ethnography, and remind us that “preciousness” must always be understood in relation to complex cultural, political-economic, and semiotic systems of value.
Download or read book The Mining Manual and Almanack written by and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Land and Water written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis 'A Marvel to Behold' by : Timothy Schroder
Download or read book 'A Marvel to Behold' written by Timothy Schroder and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2020 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry VIII amassed the most spectacular collection of gold and silver of any British monarch. Plate and jewels were hugely prominent in medieval and Renaissance courts and played an essential role in dynastic marriages and diplomacy as well as in cementing the bonds between king and court. Ranging from plain domestic wares to extraordinary bejewelled works of art, Henry's collection embraced virtuoso continental objects as well as vast quantities of plate commissioned from London goldsmiths or inherited from his father. But nearly all of these holdings were destroyed over the following century, and of the thousands that he owned no more than a handful have survived to modern times. This book makes use of the wealth of surviving documentation - inventories, drawings, lists of payments, dispatches by foreign ambassadors and other records - to explore this lost collection and the light it sheds on the monarchy. Starting with an assessment of the young king's inheritance from his father, the book considers the role of plate at state banquets, in great church services and in the regular exchange of gifts between courtiers and ambassadors; the role of plate and jewels as a potent symbol of power; how the king used confiscation as an instrument of humiliation of those who fell from grace, including Cardinal Wolsey and Katherine of Aragon; and how Henry's avaricious seizure of church plate towards the end of his life throws light on his changing character. While the focus is on plate and goldsmiths' work, the context ranges from court ceremonial to rivalry between princes, the role of the church, the vulnerability of persons and institutions with covetable assets, and relations between the king and his own family. Bringing the existence and significance of these lost riches back to life, the book sheds new light on Henrician and Tudor court culture.
Book Synopsis A General History of Voyages and Travels to the End of the 18th Century by : Robert Kerr
Download or read book A General History of Voyages and Travels to the End of the 18th Century written by Robert Kerr and published by . This book was released on 1812 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sketch written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
