The Connoisseur period guides to the houses, decoration, furnishing, and chattels of the classic periods. Subjects:

Contents: Foreword / L.G.G. Ramsey -- The Jacobean age / Peter Laslett -- Architecture / Dr. Margaret Whinney -- Furniture / Ralph Fastnedge -- Painting and portrait miniatures / Oliver Millar -- Sculpture / Margaret Whinney -- Silver / Dr. N.M. Penzer -- Pottery, porcelain and glass / R.J. Charleston -- Domestic metalwork / G. Bernard Hughes -- Textiles / Donald King -- Costume / Dr. C. Willett Cunnington -- Jewellery / John Hayward -- Music and musical instruments / Robert Donington -- Bookbinding / Howard M. Nixon -- Printing / Ruari McLean.

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