Henry VIII and the Art of Majesty. Tapestries on the Tudor Court.

Ein sehr gutes Exemplar. - PART I -- THE MEDIEVAL PRECEDENTS -- Chapter i. The Royal Tapestry Collection before 1399 -- Chapter 2. The Royal Tapestry Collection under the -- Lancastrian Kings, 1399-1461 -- Chapter 3. The Royal Tapestry Collection under -- Edward IV 1461-1483 -- PART II -- THE FOUNDING OF A DYNASTY -- Chapter 4. Tapestry Acquisitions under Henry VII -- Chapter 5. Tapestry Usage under Henry VII -- PART III -- HENRY VIII AND CARDINAL WOLSEY -- Chapter 6. Henry VIII: Purchases and Use of -- Tapestry, 1509-1519 -- Chapter 7. Cardinal Wolsey's Tapestry Patronage, -- 1509-1519 -- Chapter 8. The Field of Cloth of Gold -- Chapter 9. The Patronage of Cardinal Wolsey and -- Henry VIII in the Early 1520s -- Chapter 10. Royal Patronage in the Late 1520s: Style -- and Iconography -- PART IV -- THE REFORMATION -- Chapter n. The Royal Divorce and the Break with -- Rome -- Chapter 12. The Impact of the Reformation on the -- Royal Tapestry Collection PARTV -- THE GREAT SETS OF THE LAST DECADE -- Chapter 13. The Profits of the Dissolution and -- New Purchases, 1538-1542 -- Chapter 14. The Story of Caesar and the -- Story of Abraham -- Chapter 15. Purchases and Appropriations, -- PART VI -- THE 1547 INVENTORY: TAPESTRY IN PLACE Chapter 16. The Disposition and Typology of the Collection in 1547 Chapter 17. Taste and Perception -- PART VII -- USE AND DISPERSAL OF THE COLLECTION FROM 1547 TO THE PRESENT DAY -- Chapter 18. The History of the Tudor Collection, 1547-1659 -- Chapter 19. The History of the Tudor Collection from 1660 to the Present Day -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Glossary -- Tapestry was the preeminent art form of the Tudor court, valued for its beauty, for its luxury, and above all as a dramatic, portable means of demonstrating royal power and ideals. During his reign, Henry VIII amassed an unrivaled collection of tapestries numbering more than 2,500 items, of which the finest were richly woven with gold after designs by the leading artists of the day. Now largely dispersed or destroyed, Henry's extensive inventory is here reassembled and reveals how, through tapestry, Henry identified himself with particular historic, religious, and mythological figures, putting England in dialogue - and competition - with the leading courts of early modern Europe while promoting his own religious and political agendas at home. Thomas Campbell narrates the fascinating interwoven histories of this magnificent collection and the life of its owner from the early years of Henry's reign as he established himself on the European stage to his aggressive patronage and use of tapestry as a tool of suggestion during the turbulent years of the English Reformation. Campbell's original account of the formation, content, and use of the Tudor tapestry collection and the factors that shaped Henrician taste sheds new light on political and artistic culture at the Tudor court. Sumptuously illustrated with newly commissioned photographs, this stunning re-creation of Europe's greatest tapestry collection challenges the predominantly text-driven histories of the period and, for the first time, sets the life and reign of Henry VIII in its rich visual context. ISBN 9780300122343