The Royal Palaces of Tudor England: Architecture and Court Life, 1460-1547
by Thurley, Simon
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- Hardcover
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- VG-/G+ (wear, scuffs to board edges. speckled foxing to upper textblock edges. pgs will have occasional spots of moderate foxing
- ISBN 10
- 0300054203
- ISBN 13
- 9780300054200
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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New Haven and London: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art / Yale University Press, 1993. Hardcover. VG-/G+ (wear, scuffs to board edges. speckled foxing to upper textblock edges. pgs will have occasional spots of moderate foxing to edges. dustjacket has light edgewear & light foxing/smudging; back cover has toning to edges). Crimson cloth, gilt letters on spine, white & color illus. dust jacket, illus. flyleaves, 283 pp., color & BW illus. Why did Henry VIII have sixty houses? How did he feed his court? Why did his later houses lack great halls and chapels? This vigorous and original book investigates the social history of the Tudor court and the life of Henry VIII through the king's own buildings, and interprets these structures through an examination of his public and private activities. ... Lavishly illustrated with photographs and plans, this intriguing book will delight readers interested in architectural and social history." (dj).
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- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 150947
- Title
- The Royal Palaces of Tudor England: Architecture and Court Life, 1460-1547
- Author
- Thurley, Simon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-/G+ (wear, scuffs to board edges. speckled foxing to upper textblock edges. pgs will have occasional spots of moderate foxing
- Quantity Available
- 2
- ISBN 10
- 0300054203
- ISBN 13
- 9780300054200
- Publisher
- The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art / Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven and London
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- European Architecture ; English Architecture ; ;
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