Fit for a king: Tudor and Stuart armors made in the royal workshop at Greenwich

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"This magnificent book is an unprecedented survey of Greenwich Tudor armor at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Metropolitan Museum of Art's all-gilt battle and tournament armor of King Henry VIII of England, with its exquisite overall etched decoration, is among the most spectacular ever produced. Made in the royal armor workshop at Greenwich, London, which was founded by Henry VIII in 1515, this armor forms the centerpiece of the museum's renowned collection of Greenwich armors, the most important outside Britain and one of the museum's most popular destinations. Focusing on The Met's six complete armors and two single elements of armor made for the king and distinguished nobles in the Tudor and Stuart courts, this book is an authoritative study of the armor produced at Greenwich and features many of the workshop's finest extant examples. Leading scholars provide the definitive history of the workshop, including the development, manufacture, and embellishment of Greenwich armor from 1515 to 1642." -- Rizzoli website.

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Director's foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Note to the reader -- Introduction -- Essays -- The recognition and study of Greenwich armor -- A history of the Greenwich Workshop -- The characteristics and development of Greenwich armor -- The manufacture and decoration of Greenwich armor -- Catalogue -- Armor garniture of King Henry VIII, dated 1527 -- Armor garniture of Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, about 1585-86 -- Armor garniture of George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, about 1586 -- Field armor of John Scudamore, about 1587 -- Helmet for a field armor, about 1590 -- Field armor of James Scudamore, about 1595 -- Left auntlet from an armor garniture of Henry, future Prince of Wales, 1608 -- Armor garniture of Friedrich Ulrich, Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, 1610-12 -- Appendix : The Jacobe Album -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- Credits