Accounts providing details of the quantities and cost of clothing and other items manufactured for the first Tudor kings. By the late fifteenth century the Great Wardrobe, the section of the royal household that supplied the king and his household with clothing and furnishings, was well established in the London parish of St Andrew by the Wardrobe (many of the suppliers of fabric to the Great Wardrobe and many of the individuals who worked for it lived and worked in the city). This volume provides an edition and calendar of the accounts for 1498-99 and 1510-11, as wellas the section of the 1544 account relating to Henry VIII's campaign in France. In addition there are two appendices listing the recipients of livery in the extant Great Wardrobe accounts and warrants and an extensive glossary. The Introduction to the edited texts discusses the patterns of supply to the Great Wardrobe and assesses the significance of a small but influential group of Italian merchants who traded alongside the Londoners. Professor Maria Hayward teaches in the Department of History, University of Southampton.
Reviews
An example of good, selfless scholarship and the warrants offer such a wealth of information that they will surely inspire further research. * COSTUME *
Offers the reader an invaluable source of reference for many years to come by providing a valuable insight into the purchase, supply and costs of materials for a section of the royal household. * THE RICARDIAN *



Book Information
ISBN 9780900952524
Author Maria Hayward
Format Hardback
Page Count 390
Imprint London Record Society
Publisher London Record Society
Weight(grams) 1g