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This interdisciplinary collection by historians, cultural critics and literary scholars examines a variety of the political, social and cultural forces at work during the English Renaissance and beyond, forces that contributed to creating a wealth of artistic, literary and historical impressions of ...
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
294
Publisher
Ashgate Pub Ltd
ISBN #
0754607976
EAN Code
9780754607977
ISBN #
7
Our interdisciplinary collection of essays provides an engaging study of how Caterina Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus (1454-1510); Queen Elizabeth I of England (1533-1603); Mary Stuart Queen of Scots (1542-1587); Anne of Denmark (1574-1619); and Spain's María Luisa de Orleáns (1662-1689) either succeeded i...
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
248
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN #
1137303093
EAN Code
9781137303097
ISBN #
6
Aside from a few famous queens, warriors and religious leaders, little information is available about the many extraordinary women of the medieval and Renaissance world. This resource brings together engagingly written biographical profiles of 70 women, most of whom are unsung, but all of whom are r...
Author
Debra Barrett-Graves, Jo Carney, Gwynne Kennedy, Carole Levin, W. M. Spellman, Stephanie Witham
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
352
Publisher
Greenwood
ISBN #
0313306591
EAN Code
9780313306594
ISBN #
5
"High and Mighty Queens" of Early Modern England is a truly interdisciplinary anthology of essays including articles on such actual queen regnants as Mary I and Elizabeth I, and queen consorts such as Anne Boleyn, Anna of Denmark, and Henrietta Maria. The collection also deals with a number of liter...
Binding
Paperback
Pages
284
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN #
023062118X
EAN Code
9780230621183
ISBN #
4
A learn-by-doing guide to the most-prized hand embroidery techniques explains the four basic stitches, with projects to match. The Silk Shading stitch features a Landscape, Iris, Dog Portrait, and Tree Bark. Crewel Work offers you a Jacobean Leaf Sampler, Fish Sampler, and Abstract Window. Blackwork...
Author
Sally Saunders
Binding
Paperback
Pages
160
Publisher
Batsford
ISBN #
0713488174
EAN Code
9780713488173
ISBN #
2
An introduction to the most popular hand embroidery techniques. Provides information on setting up pieces of embroidery, such as selecting the design, fabric and threads. Features 16 projects with step-by-step instructions which provide a range of designs from contemporary to historical. Each projec...
Author
Sally Saunders
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
160
Publisher
Batsford Ltd
ISBN #
0713484012
EAN Code
9780713484014
ISBN #
1