Luxury and power : the material world of the Stuart diplomat, 1660-1714 /

A study of the material world of English ambassadors at the end of the 17th century, illustrating the way in which architecture and the arts played an important role in diplomatic life. 'Luxury and Power' is an important contribution to the cultural history of Baroque England.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jacobsen, Helen, 1962-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Series:	Oxford historical monographs.
Subjects:	Diplomats > England > Social life and customs > 17th century. Arts and diplomacy > England > History > 17th century. Luxuries > England > History > 17th century. Diplomates > Angleterre > Mœurs et coutumes > 17e siècle. Arts et diplomatie > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle. Produits de luxe > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle. Arts and diplomacy Luxuries England Regions & Countries - Europe. Art, Architecture & Applied Arts. History & Archaeology. Fine Arts - General. Great Britain. 1600-1699 Electronic books. History
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Table of Contents:

Diplomats overseas. Equipping the royal representative ; Establishing the embassy abroad ; Collecting and connoisseurship ; Procurement and display
Strategies of distinction. Patronage, networks, and the arts : the Earl of Arlington, 1618-1685 ; Informed choices : Ralph Montagu, 1638-1709 ; Venetian influences : the Earl of Manchester, 1662-1722 ; The connoisseurial adviser : Matthew Prior, 1664-1721 ; Ubiquitous display : the Earl of Strafford, 1672-1739.