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Heart's Desire: The Darnley Jewel and the Human Body: The Watson Gordon Lecture 2018

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The Darnley jewel, a masterpiece of the goldsmith's art on display at Edinburgh's Holyrood Palace, has been deemed a love token, but has also been labelled an emblem of political ambition. Taking the shape of a heart, the jewel was produced at a moment (1565-75) when such objects worn by courtiers were a primary means of asserting status and proclaiming allegiances. With a deep medieval history - originally the fleshly power centre of the human body, the seat of the soul, and place of memory and emotion - the heart has many ...

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Heart's Desire: The Darnley Jewel and the Human Body: The Watson Gordon Lecture 2018 2020, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh

ISBN-13: 9781911054375

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