Tudor England : an encyclopedia

Author(s)

• Kinney, Arthur F.
• Swain, David W.
• Hill, Eugene D.
• Long, William B.

Bibliographic Information

Tudor England : an encyclopedia

Arthur F. Kinney and David W. Swain, general editors ; Eugene D. Hill and William B. Long, co-editors ; editorial assistants, Francisco J. Borge and R. Morgan Griffin

Garland Publishing, 2001

Note

Includes bibliographies and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This is the first encyclopedia to be devoted entirely to Tudor England. 700 entries by top scholars in every major field combine new modes of archival research with a detailed Tudor chronology and appendix of biographical essays. Entries include: * Edward Alleyn [actor/theatre manager] * Roger Ascham * Bible translation * cloth trade * Devereux family * Espionage * Family of Love * food and diet * James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell * inns * Ket's Rebellion * John Lyly * mapmaking * Frances Meres * miniature painting * Pavan * Pilgrimage of Grace * Revels Office * Ridolfi plot * Lady Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke * treason * and much more. Also includes an 8-page color insert.

Table of Contents

Select contents: Alchemy Bookbinding Divorce Espionage Homo sexuality Industry and manufacture Parliamentary History Satire Sweating Sickness Toys Venereal Disease Witch hunts Edward Alleyn [actor/theatre manager] Roger Ascham Bible translation cloth trade Devereux family Family of Love food and diet James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell inns Ket's Rebellion John Lyly mapmaking Frances Meres miniature painting Pavan Pilgrimage of Grace Revels Office Ridolfi plot Lady Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke treason

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Details

• NCID: BA50041422
• ISBN:
  • 0815307934
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York ; London
• Pages/Volumes: xxxvii, 837 p., [8] p. of plates
• Size: 29 cm
• Classification:
  • NDC9 : 233.051