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NF/NF. Book and jacket are in excellent condition with minimal wear. Interior is pristine. No writing or markings of any kind. Ships in a box packed with care. Date: 1987. Thames & Hudson ISBN 0500250987 9780500250983 [US]
ISBN10: 0500250987, ISBN13: 9780500250983, [publisher: Thames & Hudson] Hardcover First Edition NF/NF. Book and jacket are in excellent condition with minimal wear. Interior is pristine. No writing or markings of any kind. Ships in a box packed with care. [Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1987]
New York, New York: Thames & Hudson, Date: 1987. Hardcover. VG/VG- (Boards have light edgewear/scuffing/smudging; DJ has light edgewear/scuffing/smudging/foxing; some pages between 77 and 85 have light crinkling at the top). Red boards with gilt design on front cover and gilt lettering on spine, color illustrated dj, 180 pp, profusely illustrated in bw with 4 pp color plates. "To examine the portraits of Elizabeth I is to witness the creation of the legend of the Virgin Queen, of Gloriana and her burgeoning empire. The history of the portraiture is that of the deliberate manufacture of an image powerful enough to hold together a people divided by both rigid hierarchy and religious belief. When Elizabeth came to the throne in 1558, her subjects had an all-too-vivid memory of military defeat and religious turmoil. Restoring stability to the kingdom involved the image of the Queen herself - over the years, she was transmuted from an elegant aristocrat into a cosmic vision. In Gloriana, Roy Strong provides a richly detailed analysis of all the major portraits. -- Book jacket. To examine the portraits of Elizabeth I is, as Roy Strong shows, to witness the creation of the legend of the Virgin Queen, of Gloriana and her burgeoning empire. The history of the portraiture is that of the deliberate manufacture of an image powerful enough to hold together a people divided by not only a rigid social hierarchy but also religious belief. When Elizabeth came to the throne in 1558 her subje ...
New York, New York: Thames & Hudson, Date: 1987. Hardcover. VG/VG- (Boards have light edgewear/scuffing/smudging; DJ has light edgewear/scuffing/smudging/foxing; some pages between 77 and 85 have light crinkling at the top). Red boards with gilt design on front cover and gilt lettering on spine, color illustrated dj, 180 pp, profusely illustrated in bw with 4 pp color plates. "To examine the portraits of Elizabeth I is to witness the creation of the legend of the Virgin Queen, of Gloriana and her burgeoning empire. The history of the portraiture is that of the deliberate manufacture of an image powerful enough to hold together a people divided by both rigid hierarchy and religious belief. When Elizabeth came to the throne in 1558, her subjects had an all-too-vivid memory of military defeat and religious turmoil. Restoring stability to the kingdom involved the image of the Queen herself - over the years, she was transmuted from an elegant aristocrat into a cosmic vision. In Gloriana, Roy Strong provides a richly detailed analysis of all the major portraits. -- Book jacket. To examine the portraits of Elizabeth I is, as Roy Strong shows, to witness the creation of the legend of the Virgin Queen, of Gloriana and her burgeoning empire. The history of the portraiture is that of the deliberate manufacture of an image powerful enough to hold together a people divided by not only a rigid social hierarchy but also religious belief. When Elizabeth came to the throne in 1558 her subje ...
ISBN10: 0500250987, ISBN13: 9780500250983, [publisher: Thames & Hudson, New York, New York] Hardcover Red boards with gilt design on front cover and gilt lettering on spine, color illustrated dj, 180 pp, profusely illustrated in bw with 4 pp color plates. "To examine the portraits of Elizabeth I is to witness the creation of the legend of the Virgin Queen, of Gloriana and her burgeoning empire. The history of the portraiture is that of the deliberate manufacture of an image powerful enough to hold together a people divided by both rigid hierarchy and religious belief. When Elizabeth came to the throne in 1558, her subjects had an all-too-vivid memory of military defeat and religious turmoil. Restoring stability to the kingdom involved the image of the Queen herself - over the years, she was transmuted from an elegant aristocrat into a cosmic vision. In Gloriana, Roy Strong provides a richly detailed analysis of all the major portraits. -- Book jacket. To examine the portraits of Elizabeth I is, as Roy Strong shows, to witness the creation of the legend of the Virgin Queen, of Gloriana and her burgeoning empire. The history of the portraiture is that of the deliberate manufacture of an image powerful enough to hold together a people divided by not only a rigid social hierarchy but also religious belief. When Elizabeth came to the throne in 1558 her subjects had a vivid memory of defeat in war and of religious turmoil - the bloody reign of her half-sister Mary ...
ISBN10: 0500250987, ISBN13: 9780500250983, [publisher: Thames & Hudson] Hardcover Buy with confidence! Book is in acceptable condition with wear to the pages, binding, and some marks within [Amherst, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1987]
ISBN10: 0500250987, ISBN13: 9780500250983, [publisher: Thames & Hudson] Hardcover New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed [Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1987]
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