Rebirth of a palace : the royal court at Stirling Castle / John G. Harrison
by Harrison, John G. Historic Scotland
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 184917055X
- ISBN 13
- 9781849170550
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About This Item
Edinburgh : Historic Scotland, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, and in the publisher's unopened shrink-wrap. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 165 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references. Contents; The Scottish court : a theatrical setting for royal life -- The Stirling Castle Palace Project -- The architecture, statues and sculpture : structures and symbolism -- Furnishings, walls, and fittings : formality and function -- Costume and jewellery : a courtly dress code -- The unicorn tapestries : weaving stories -- The Stirling heads : portraits in oak. Subjects; Stuart, House of Homes and haunts. Stirling Castle (Stirling, Scotland). Stirling Castle (Stirling, Scotland) History. Palaces Conservation and restoration Scotland Stirling. Palaces Scotland Conservation and restoration. Castles Scotland Stirling. Stirling (Scotland : District) Buildings, structures, etc. Genre; Illustrated.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 335935
- Title
- Rebirth of a palace : the royal court at Stirling Castle / John G. Harrison
- Author
- Harrison, John G. Historic Scotland
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 184917055X
- ISBN 13
- 9781849170550
- Publisher
- Edinburgh : Historic Scotland
- Date Published
- 2011
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