Product Description: Under the rule of Henry VII (r. 1485-1509) England became a powerful nation. The Tudor court sought to express its worldliness and political clout through major artistic commissions, employing Florentine sculptors and painters to create lavish new interiors, suitable for entertaining foreign dignitaries, for its royal palaces...read more

Product Description: The Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome began in 1915 and were published almost annually, with the exception of the years of the two wars, until 1980. The present volume represents a revival and continuation of this series.The Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome represents the interests of the American Academy in Rome, its fellows and residents, and the larger international community that congregates around its excellent library and facilities...read more