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Ortiz, Antonio D., et al. Resplendence of the Spanish Monarchy. Renaissance Tapestries and Armor from the Patrimonio Nacional. New York Harry N. Abrams for the Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1991. The sumptuously illustrated catalog of a fantastical exhibition. Charles V and his son Phillip I ruled a Spain in the 16th century that stood astride half the world, and the wealth and grandeur of their courts was reflected in the splendid armor and tapestries the collected. These matchless artifacts are now in the collection of the Patromonio Nacional in Madrid, which selected some of the most glorious for this exhibition. Hardcover. 9.5"x12", 172 pages, jam-packed with color illustrations, dust jacket. Near fine. |