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Click the images to learn how to recognise Jacobean design
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The reign of James I of England (VI of Scotland) is known as the Jacobean period. Printed sources of designs and motifs from Europe were plentiful and imports from as far away as Asia fired the imagination of designers. Luxury goods were rich in design and extravagant in material, while court architecture reflected a move towards a new, more restrained Classical style. | |
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