Embroidered Book Cover for the Mirror of the Sinful Soul
Item
Artist/Maker/Creator Family (Last) Name
Tudor
Artist/Maker/Creator Given (First) Name
Elizabeth
Artist/Maker/Creator Alternate Name
Princess Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth I of England
Backend resource name
Embroidered Book Cover for the Mirror of the Sinful Soul
Title of Work of Art
Embroidered Book Cover for the Mirror of the Sinful Soul
Date Created
c. 1544
Format/Object Type (Drawing, Sculpture, Painting, Embroidery, etc.)
Embroidery
Medium/Materials
Canvas
Silk
Thread
Numeric value in centimeters
12.7 cm.
Numeric value in centimeters
17.78 cm.
Location created (Country, Region, City, if known)
England, London
Associated Court(s) [Dynasty or Era or Family Name (i.e. Tudor or Ming)]
Tudor
Associated Court Ruler (Family Name, Given Name)
Henry VIII
Historical location(s) (Country, Region, City, if known)
London, England
Current Location (Country, Region, City, Institution/Collection Name, if known)
England, Oxford, The Bodleian Library, MS Cherry 36
Provide Link to Image if Available (i.e. link to museum webpage)
Inscription
Front cover: "KP"
Inside: Elizabeth Tudor's preface to her English translation of Marguerite de Navarre's poem The Mirror of the Sinful Soul