British Historical Medals of the 17th Century: Medallists, Books, Authors, Collectors, Book-Sellers And Antiquaries
Author:
Jerome J. Platt Arleen Kay Platt
ISBN:
9781907427480
Binding:
Hardcover
Year:
2017
Pages:
432
Weight:
1 kg 782 grams
Price:
INR
4280.00
As attractive as historical or commemorative medals are in their own right and as telling as they are by their designs and inscriptions of the persons or events they honor (or, in some cases, vilify or deride), they tell us much more: by means of inscriptions, design and allegory, they tell us their age, of their makers, of the purpose for which they were made, the manner in which they were made, and the ‘story’ their maker wished to communicate.