Description
The cultural, political and specifically religious experiences of these adventurers had an effect on British history that is impossible to overestimate, with the influence most strongly evident in the art, architecture and furniture styles of the Jacobean period.
About the Author
Edward Chaney is Professor of Fine and Decorative Arts and Chair of the History of Collecting Research Centre at Southampton Solent University. Timothy Wilks is Professor of Cultural History at Southampton Solent University.
Reviews
'A timely, original and superbly illustrated demonstration of the European character of English culture.' -[Philip Mansel] 'An excellent study of seventeenth century travel by the leading specialists in the field.' -[Jeremy Black] 'A lucid, entertaining and deeply learned account which brilliantly reconstructs the intellectual stimulus and daily realities of cultural travel in early seventeenth-century Europe.'-[Gordon Higgott];
Book Information
ISBN 9781780767833
Author Edward Chaney
Format Hardback
Page Count 336
Imprint I.B. Tauris
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 710g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 36mm