The King's Glass: A Story of Tudor Power and Secret Art - Softcover

Hicks, Carola

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9781845951870: The King's Glass: A Story of Tudor Power and Secret Art

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845951875 ISBN 13: 9781845951870

Publisher: Pimlico, 2012

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The King's Glass The Chapel of King's College, Cambridge, is one of Europe's best-known buildings. This book tells the story of the Chapel's crowning glory, its stained glass windows, and of the people who created them - the triumphant culmination of a project completed despite wars, the death of kings and violent religious conflict.

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Review:

"Fascinating... This is a splendid piece of art history. Carola Hicks writes beautifully" (Sunday Telegraph)

"By concentrating her gaze upon one of the outstanding buildings of England, Carola Hicks provides a history of an entire culture" (Peter Ackroyd The Times)

"A jewel of a book" (Independent)

"One of the great pleasures of this book is the skill with which it interweaves the political narratives of the 15th and 16th centuries with a detailed history of the art form. The windows become a dazzling kaleidoscope in which the stories of the Tudor line and the English Reformation gradually take shape" (Daily Telegraph)

Book Description:

Monarchs and makers. The tense, captivating story of the glorious windows of the King's College Chapel, Cambridge.

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