Early Modern Exchanges: Dialogues Between Nations and Cultures, 1550-1750

by Helen Hackett

Book Overview

Marcus Gheeraerts's portrait of a 'Persian lady' - probably in fact an English lady in masquing costume - exemplifies the hybridity of early modern English culture. Her surrounding landscape and the embroidery on her gown are typically English; but her head-dress and slippers are decidedly exotic, the inscriptions beside her are Latin, and her creator was an 'incomer' artist. She is emblematic of the early modern culture of exchange, both between...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367880105
• ISBN13: 9780367880101
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"