Rebirth of a palace : the royal court at Stirling Castle / John G. Harrison
2011, First Edition. Edinburgh : Historic Scotland. 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. Item #335935
ISBN: 9781849170550
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.
Price: €18.00