Bess of Hardwick's Letters Language, Materiality, and Early Modern Epistolary Culture |
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| Author:
| Wiggins, Alison |
| Series title: | Material Readings in Early Modern Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4094-6129-6 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2016 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $170.00 |
Book Description:
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Bess of Hardwick's Letters is the first book-length study of the c.250 letters to and from the remarkable Elizabethan dynast, matriarch and builder of houses Bess of Hardwick (c.1527-1608). Incorporating a range of historical sources-including Account Books, inventories, needlework and textile art and architecture-author Alison Wiggins discloses the vital importance of letter-writing for Bess's ventures in politics, patronage, business, legal negotiation, news-gathering and domestic life.
Bess of Hardwick's Letters is the first book-length study of the c.250 letters to and from the remarkable Elizabethan dynast, matriarch and builder of houses Bess of Hardwick (c.1527-1608). Incorporating a range of historical sources-including Account Books, inventories, needlework and textile art and architecture-author Alison Wiggins discloses the vital importance of letter-writing for Bess's ventures in politics, patronage, business, legal negotiation, news-gathering and domestic life.