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In My End Is My Beginning is the story of Mary Queen of Scots (1542–87), the tragic heroine par excellence. Queen of an unfamiliar and troubled nation when she was a week old, it was her misfortune to be a pawn in the game of international politics throughout her life. Even in the brief period from 1561 to 1567 when she was ruler of Scotland in fact as well as in name, she was beset with problems that would have defeated a much stronger, more experienced monarch. A talented poet and a charismatic leader, she contended with a treacherous, self-serving nobility, the religious ferment of the Reformation, and the political ambitions of larger and more powerful neighbours. With little real auth...
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Originally published in 1992 by Mainstream Publishing Company (Edinburgh) Ltd.
To research this book, James Mackay combed every possible source from reference books to auction catalogues and art and antique journals, as well as personally visiting museums, institutions and collections, public and private. The result is this classic work of reference listing 8,430 artists who contributed to the art of casting in bronze from the 18th century to 1960. It has, without doubt, become the standard reference on a fascinating subject. This comprehensive book will enable collectors, dealers and students to identify bronzes bearing a signature.