Fit for a King: Tudor and Stuart Armors at the Royal Workshops at Greenwich

by Pyhrr, Stuart W., Eaves, Ian

This magnificent book is an unprecedented survey of Greenwich Tudor armor at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s all-gilt battle and tournament armor of King Henry VIII of England, with its exquisite overall etched decoration, is among the most spectacular ever produced. Made in the royal armor workshop at Greenwich, London, which was founded by Henry VIII in 1515, this armor forms the centerpiece of the museum’s renowned collection of Greenwich armors, the most impor

ISBN: 9781785514005

560 pages

Published: 2026-04-14

Publisher: Scala

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