English Silver before the Civil War

English Silver before the Civil War is Timothy Schroder's account of English domestic and church silver from a little before the Tudor age (1485–1603) to the threshold of the Civil War (1642–51).

English Silver before the Civil War
Jacket showing an earthenware pot, probably
mid-16th-century Italian, with a silver-gilt
mount made in London, 1558–9
AuthorTimothy Schroder
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Release number
1st edition
SubjectSilver, Reformation
PublishedCambridge
PublisherJohn Adamson
Publication date
19 November 2015
Media typePrint
Pages160
ISBN978-1-898565-15-4
OCLC929587926
739.2
LC ClassNK7143 .S36 2015
WebsiteBook on publisher's website

Summary

Focusing on a private collection formed over the last thirty years,[1] the book also "provides a general introduction to the silver trade and to dining customs of the period."[2]

Critical reception

Writing in the Art Newspaper, Tessa Murdoch praised the book's "accessible text, exemplary silver photography, elegant design and careful editing".[3] Her remarks were reinforced by Kirstin Kennedy in her review in the Burlington Magazine: "Schroder’s clear, thoughtful account . . . marries object-based evidence with visual and documentary sources . . . The arguments of the text are supported by superb photographs . . . a clear layout and a detailed index."[4] In Silver Magazine, Dorothea Burstyn commented favourably on the book's production: "As with all books published by John Adamson, this volume has a very pleasing and elegant layout with gorgeous photography."[5] Philippa Glanville captured the book's quintessence when she wrote in Silver Studies: "From the first glance, the book is a celebration of the period, as well as of specific objects, and this shines through in every aspect."[6]

Notes
  1. The David Little collection.
  2. Apollo, February 2016.
  3. Tessa Murdoch, Art Newspaper, no. 280, June 2016, p. 64.
  4. Kirstin Kennedy, Burlington Magazine, August 2016, p. 648.
  5. Dorothea Burstyn, Silver Magazine, Palm Beach, FL, March/April 2017, pp. 40–1.
  6. Silver Studies, no. 33, 2016–17, pp. 169–70.
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