State Beds and Throne Canopies
Care and Conservation
$336.23
- Hardcover
148 pages
- Release Date
15 November 2002
Summary
State Beds and Throne Canopies: Care and Conservation is the first publication to concentrate solely on state beds and throne canopies in England, covering not only their historical and stylistic developments and the role that they played in the theatre of courtly ritual, but more importantly focusing on the surviving objects themselves and the care they now receive. The specific subjects of this book are the state beds and throne canopies at Hampton Court Palace and Kensington Palace. Diff…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781873132586 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1873132581 |
| Author: | Val Davies |
| Publisher: | Archetype Publications Ltd |
| Imprint: | Archetype Publications Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 148 |
| Release Date: | 15 November 2002 |
| Weight: | 839g |
| Dimensions: | 290mm x 218mm x 13mm |
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About The Author
Val Davies
For more than 20 years Val Davies has been responsible for the conservation management of these extraordinary, large-scale, multimedia furnishings at the Textile Conservation Studio, Hampton Court Palace. In addition to working closely with the Royal Collection, her work has encompassed similar beds and canopies, both in England and abroad, and she has been consulted by conservators and curators from such establishments as the Victoria and Albert Museum, the National Trust and English Heritage.
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