English Silver before the Civil War
Topic: Chemistry
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 Jacket showing an earthenware pot, probably mid-16th-century Italian, with a silver-gilt mount made in London, 1558–9 | |
| Author | Timothy Schroder |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Release number | 1st edition |
| Subject | Silver, Reformation |
| Published | Cambridge |
| Publisher | John Adamson |
Publication date | 19 November 2015 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 160 |
| ISBN | ISBN:978-1-898565-15-4 |
| OCLC | 929587926 |
| 739.2 | |
| LC Class | NK7143 .S36 2015 |
| Website | Book on publisher's website |
English Silver before the Civil War is Timothy Schroder's account of English domestic and church silver from a little before the Tudor age (1485–1603) to the threshold of the Civil War (1642–51).
Summary
Focusing on a private collection formed over the last thirty years,[1] the book also "provides a general introduction to the silver trade and to dining customs of the period."[2]
Critical reception
Writing in the Art Newspaper, Tessa Murdoch praised the book's "accessible text, exemplary silver photography, elegant design and careful editing".[3] Her remarks were reinforced by Kirstin Kennedy in her review in the Burlington Magazine: "Schroder’s clear, thoughtful account . . . marries object-based evidence with visual and documentary sources . . . The arguments of the text are supported by superb photographs . . . a clear layout and a detailed index."[4] In Silver Magazine, Dorothea Burstyn commented favourably on the book's production: "As with all books published by John Adamson, this volume has a very pleasing and elegant layout with gorgeous photography."[5] Philippa Glanville captured the book's quintessence when she wrote in Silver Studies: "From the first glance, the book is a celebration of the period, as well as of specific objects, and this shines through in every aspect."[6]
Notes
- ↑ The David Little collection.
- ↑ Apollo, February 2016.
- ↑ Tessa Murdoch, Art Newspaper, no. 280, June 2016, p. 64.
- ↑ Kirstin Kennedy, Burlington Magazine, August 2016, p. 648.
- ↑ Dorothea Burstyn, Silver Magazine, Palm Beach, FL, March/April 2017, pp. 40–1.
- ↑ Silver Studies, no. 33, 2016–17, pp. 169–70.
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