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Royal insignia : British and foreign orders of chivalry from the Royal Collection

Title
Royal insignia : British and foreign orders of chivalry from the Royal Collection / Stephen Patterson.
Author
Patterson, Stephen.
Publication
London : Merrell Holberton, 1996.

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Description
208 pages : color illustrations; 30 cm
Summary
Kings, Queens, Emperors, Princes and Republics have from Biblical times rewarded their citizens and foreign friends with tokens of gratitude. Since the Crusades these have gradually developed into an institutionalized form of knighthood, which bound subjects to their rulers and cemented alliances. From the 14th century these awards have been associated with insignia. Collars, badges, stars and, uniquely in England, a garter became symbols of an Order. Made of gold and silver, enamelled and in some cases ornately encrusted with precious stones, the pieces have been a foil for the jeweller's art. The British Royal Collection has the most extensive holdings of insignia in the world - not only the wide array of British orders but also the foreign orders of royal relatives, friends and diplomatic allies. Orders from over thirty countries are here represented and discussed. Each one has been specially photographed in colour for this book and all are shown full size. Most pieces date from the 18th and 19th centuries, earlier pieces having been broken up as fashions changed and the need for the stones for other jewellery dictated. Stephen Patterson also shows how the practices of giving orders, with their roots in Christian chivalry, could be adopted by the non-Christian monarchies of Africa and Asia as well as the new monarchies of the Americas, particularly Brazil and Hawaii.
Subject
  • Elisabeth II. Großbritannien, Königin 1926-
  • Elisabeth (Großbritannien, Königin, II.)
  • Regalia (Insignia)
  • Regalia (Insignia) > Great Britain
  • Insignia
  • Insignia > Great Britain
  • Auszeichnung
  • Bildband
  • Geschichte
  • Orden Ehrenzeichen
  • Sammlung
  • Great Britain
Note
  • Catalog of an exhibition entitled Royal insignia of British and foreign orders of chivalry from the Royal Collection, to be held at the Palace of Holyroodhouse and Windsor Castle.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 208).
ISBN
  • 1858940257
  • 9781858940250
LCCN
96189193
OCLC
  • ocm37141041
  • 37141041
  • SCSB-2096066
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library