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For the Honour and Grandeur: Silver at the Mansion House
Ralph Holt
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Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: AG; WCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
The greatest treasure of the City of London has been, until now, the least known. The unique Crystal Sceptre of c.1420 - seen only at the inauguration of the Lord Mayor and at coronations, and never photographed before - is here presented with as much as is known of its history, its materials and their origins and its first recorded outing, to the coronation of Catherine of Valois, the wife of King Henry V, in 1421 at Westminster Abbey. Timed to coinicide with the first ever public exhibition of the Crystal Sceptre, which opens on the occasion of ... Read more
The greatest treasure of the City of London has been, until now, the least known. The unique Crystal Sceptre of c.1420 - seen only at the inauguration of the Lord Mayor and at coronations, and never photographed before - is here presented with as much as is known of its history, its materials and their origins and its first recorded outing, to the coronation of Catherine of Valois, the wife of King Henry V, in 1421 at Westminster Abbey. Timed to coinicide with the first ever public exhibition of the Crystal Sceptre, which opens on the occasion of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Paul Holberton Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
485g
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781907372896
SKU
V9781907372896
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Ref
99-3
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